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my being able to preserve his conversation in an authen- tick and lively manner , which opinion the publick has confirmed , was the best encouragement for me to per- severe in my purpose of producing the whole of my stores .
my being able to preserve his conversation in an authen- tick and lively manner , which opinion the publick has confirmed , was the best encouragement for me to per- severe in my purpose of producing the whole of my stores .
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I have also been extremely careful as to the exactness of my quotations ; holding that there is 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 have also been extremely careful as to the exactness of my quotations ; holding that there is a respect due to the publick , which should oblige every author to attend to this , and never to presume to intro- duce them with ...
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FOR THE GENTLEMAN'S MAGAZINE . Life of Boerhaave ; acknowl . Address to the reader ; intern . evid . Appeal to the publick in behalf of the editor ; intern . evid . Considerations on the case of Dr. Trapp's Sermons ; a plausible ...
FOR THE GENTLEMAN'S MAGAZINE . Life of Boerhaave ; acknowl . Address to the reader ; intern . evid . Appeal to the publick in behalf of the editor ; intern . evid . Considerations on the case of Dr. Trapp's Sermons ; a plausible ...
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Letter in the General Advertiser to excite the attention of the publick to the performance of Comus , which was next day to be acted at Drury - lane playhouse for the benefit of Milton's grand - daughter ; acknowl .
Letter in the General Advertiser to excite the attention of the publick to the performance of Comus , which was next day to be acted at Drury - lane playhouse for the benefit of Milton's grand - daughter ; acknowl .
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Speech on the subject of an address to the throne after the expedition to Rochefort ; delivered by one of his friends in some publick meet- : ing it is printed in the Gentleman's Magazine for October , 1785 ; intern . evid .
Speech on the subject of an address to the throne after the expedition to Rochefort ; delivered by one of his friends in some publick meet- : ing it is printed in the Gentleman's Magazine for October , 1785 ; intern . evid .
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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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