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Page vi
Yet , luminous as he was upon the whole , you perceived all the shades which mingled in the grand composition ; all the little pecu- liarities and slight blemishes which marked the literary colossus . Your very warm commendation of the ...
Yet , luminous as he was upon the whole , you perceived all the shades which mingled in the grand composition ; all the little pecu- liarities and slight blemishes which marked the literary colossus . Your very warm commendation of the ...
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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 .
Page viii
I have , there- fore , in this work been more reserved ; and though I tell nothing but the truth , I have still kept in my mind that the whole truth is not always to be exposed . This , how- ever , I have managed so as to occasion no ...
I have , there- fore , in this work been more reserved ; and though I tell nothing but the truth , I have still kept in my mind that the whole truth is not always to be exposed . This , how- ever , I have managed so as to occasion no ...
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But I cannot suffi- ciently acknowledge my obligations to my friend Mr. Malone , who was so good as to allow me to read to him almost the whole of my manuscript , and made such re- marks as were greatly for the advantage of the work ...
But I cannot suffi- ciently acknowledge my obligations to my friend Mr. Malone , who was so good as to allow me to read to him almost the whole of my manuscript , and made such re- marks as were greatly for the advantage of the work ...
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... and being entertained with the whole . I wish , indeed , some few gross expres- sions had been softened , and a few of our hero's foibles had been a little more shaded ; but it is useful to see the weaknesses incident to great minds ...
... and being entertained with the whole . I wish , indeed , some few gross expres- sions had been softened , and a few of our hero's foibles had been a little more shaded ; but it is useful to see the weaknesses incident to great minds ...
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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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