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... a respect due to the publick , which should oblige every author to attend to this , and never to presume to intro- duce them with , - " I think I have read ; " - or- " If I re- member right ; " when the originals may be examined .
... a respect due to the publick , which should oblige every author to attend to this , and never to presume to intro- duce them with , - " I think I have read ; " - or- " If I re- member right ; " when the originals may be examined .
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... his original Essays are , The Preliminary Address ; intern . evid . An Introduction to the Political State of Great Britain ; intern . evid . Remarks on the Militia Bill ; intern . evid . Observations on his Britannick Majesty's ...
... his original Essays are , The Preliminary Address ; intern . evid . An Introduction to the Political State of Great Britain ; intern . evid . Remarks on the Militia Bill ; intern . evid . Observations on his Britannick Majesty's ...
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... and the grosser features of his mind ; and it may be easily imagined how much of this little knowledge may be lost in imparting it , and how soon a succession of copies will lose all resem- blance of the original " .
... and the grosser features of his mind ; and it may be easily imagined how much of this little knowledge may be lost in imparting it , and how soon a succession of copies will lose all resem- blance of the original " .
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ED . b He is said to be the original of the parson in Hogarth's Modern Midnight Conversation . Sir John Hawkins communicated to Mr. Nichols that the origi- nal of the parson was orator Henley . Nichols ' Works of Hogarth , 4to . vol ...
ED . b He is said to be the original of the parson in Hogarth's Modern Midnight Conversation . Sir John Hawkins communicated to Mr. Nichols that the origi- nal of the parson was orator Henley . Nichols ' Works of Hogarth , 4to . vol ...
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From this • Mrs. Piozzi has given a strange fantastical account of the original of Dr. Johnson's belief in our most holy religion . " At the age of ten years his mind was disturbed by scruples of infidelity , which preyed upon his ...
From this • Mrs. Piozzi has given a strange fantastical account of the original of Dr. Johnson's belief in our most holy religion . " At the age of ten years his mind was disturbed by scruples of infidelity , which preyed upon his ...
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| Title | The Life of Samuel Johnson, LL.D. Oxford English classics Volume 1 of The Life of Samuel Johnson, LL.D, James Boswell |
| Author | James Boswell |
| Publisher | Talboys & Wheeler, 1826 |
| Original from | Lyon Public Library |
| Digitized | 20 Sep 2010 |
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