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We cannot , indeed , too much or too often admire his wonderful powers of mind , when we consider that the principal store of wit and wisdom which this work contains , was not a particular selection from his general conversa- tion , but ...
We cannot , indeed , too much or too often admire his wonderful powers of mind , when we consider that the principal store of wit and wisdom which this work contains , was not a particular selection from his general conversa- tion , but ...
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Marmor Norfolsciense : or , an Essay on an ancient prophetical inscrip- tion in monkish rhyme , lately discovered near Lynne in Norfolk : by Probus Britannicus ; acknowl . FOR THE GENTLEMAN'S MAGAZINE . Life of Boerhaave ; acknowl .
Marmor Norfolsciense : or , an Essay on an ancient prophetical inscrip- tion in monkish rhyme , lately discovered near Lynne in Norfolk : by Probus Britannicus ; acknowl . FOR THE GENTLEMAN'S MAGAZINE . Life of Boerhaave ; acknowl .
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Had Dr. Johnson written his own life , in conformity with the opinion which he has given , that every man's life may be best written by himself ; had he employed in the preservation of his own history , that clearness of narra- tion and ...
Had Dr. Johnson written his own life , in conformity with the opinion which he has given , that every man's life may be best written by himself ; had he employed in the preservation of his own history , that clearness of narra- tion and ...
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... panegyrist has praised him for not being proud ; when the truth is , that the appellation of gentleman , though now lost in the indiscriminate assump- tion of esquire , was commonly taken by those who could not boast of gentility .
... panegyrist has praised him for not being proud ; when the truth is , that the appellation of gentleman , though now lost in the indiscriminate assump- tion of esquire , was commonly taken by those who could not boast of gentility .
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How false and contemptible then are all the remarks which have been made to the prejudice either of his candour or of his philosophy , founded upon a supposi- tion that he was almost blind . It has been said that he than that bright and ...
How false and contemptible then are all the remarks which have been made to the prejudice either of his candour or of his philosophy , founded upon a supposi- tion that he was almost blind . It has been said that he than that bright and ...
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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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