The Life of Samuel Johnson, LL.D.Derby, 1826 |
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... its gratifi- cations . I am , My dear sir , Your much obliged friend , And faithful humble servant , JAMES BOSWELL . London , April 20 , 1791 . ADVERTISEMENT TO THE FIRST EDITION . I AT last deliver viii DEDICATION .
... its gratifi- cations . I am , My dear sir , Your much obliged friend , And faithful humble servant , JAMES BOSWELL . London , April 20 , 1791 . ADVERTISEMENT TO THE FIRST EDITION . I AT last deliver viii DEDICATION .
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... When the great duke of Marlborough , accom- panied by lord Cadogan , was one day reconnoitring the army in Flanders , a heavy rain came on , and they both called for their cloaks . Lord Cadogan's servant , a ADVERTISEMENT . xiii.
... When the great duke of Marlborough , accom- panied by lord Cadogan , was one day reconnoitring the army in Flanders , a heavy rain came on , and they both called for their cloaks . Lord Cadogan's servant , a ADVERTISEMENT . xiii.
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James Boswell. called for their cloaks . Lord Cadogan's servant , a good- humoured alert lad , brought his lordship's in a minute . The duke's servant , a lazy sulky dog , was so sluggish , that his grace being wet to the skin , reproved ...
James Boswell. called for their cloaks . Lord Cadogan's servant , a good- humoured alert lad , brought his lordship's in a minute . The duke's servant , a lazy sulky dog , was so sluggish , that his grace being wet to the skin , reproved ...
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... servants , than from a formal and studied narrative , begun with his pedigree , and ended with his funeral . " There are , indeed , some natural reasons why these nar- ratives are often written by such as were not likely to give much ...
... servants , than from a formal and studied narrative , begun with his pedigree , and ended with his funeral . " There are , indeed , some natural reasons why these nar- ratives are often written by such as were not likely to give much ...
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... servant ; he not being in the way , this was not done ; but there was no occasion for any artificial aid for its preservation . In following so very eminent a man from his cradle to his grave , every minute particular , which can throw ...
... servant ; he not being in the way , this was not done ; but there was no occasion for any artificial aid for its preservation . In following so very eminent a man from his cradle to his grave , every minute particular , which can throw ...
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