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... for impartiality , but must expect little intelligence ; for the in- cidents which give excellence to biography are of a vola- tile and evanescent kind , such as soon escape the memory , and are rarely transmitted by tradition .
... for impartiality , but must expect little intelligence ; for the in- cidents which give excellence to biography are of a vola- tile and evanescent kind , such as soon escape the memory , and are rarely transmitted by tradition .
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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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... time with him at Birmingham , as his guest , at the house of Mr. Warren , with whom Mr. Hector lodged and boarded . Mr. Warren was the first es- tablished bookseller in Birmingham , and was very attentive to Johnson , who he soon ...
... time with him at Birmingham , as his guest , at the house of Mr. Warren , with whom Mr. Hector lodged and boarded . Mr. Warren was the first es- tablished bookseller in Birmingham , and was very attentive to Johnson , who he soon ...
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... being very soon done , one Osborn , who was Mr. Warren's printer , was set to work with what was ready , and Johnson engaged to supply the press with copy as it should be wanted ; but his constitutional indolence soon prevailed ...
... being very soon done , one Osborn , who was Mr. Warren's printer , was set to work with what was ready , and Johnson engaged to supply the press with copy as it should be wanted ; but his constitutional indolence soon prevailed ...
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Soon must this bough , as you shall fix his doom , Adorn Philander's head or grace his tomb * . k Mrs. Piozzi gives the following account of this little composition , from Dr. Johnson's own relation to her , on her inquiring whether it ...
Soon must this bough , as you shall fix his doom , Adorn Philander's head or grace his tomb * . k Mrs. Piozzi gives the following account of this little composition , from Dr. Johnson's own relation to her , on her inquiring whether it ...
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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 (Bibliothèque jésuite des Fontaines) |
| Digitized | 20 Sep 2010 |
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