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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 you have given us Dr. Johnson's ...
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 you have given us Dr. Johnson's ...
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THAT I was anxious for the success of a work which had employed much of my time and labour , I do not wish to conceal but whatever doubts I at any time entertained , have been entirely removed by the very favourable re- ception with ...
THAT I was anxious for the success of a work which had employed much of my time and labour , I do not wish to conceal but whatever doubts I at any time entertained , have been entirely removed by the very favourable re- ception with ...
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I do not here include his poetical works ; for , excepting his Latin translation of Pope's Messiah , his London , and his Vanity of Human Wishes , imitated from Juvenal ; his Pro- logue on the opening of Drury - lane Theatre , by Mr.
I do not here include his poetical works ; for , excepting his Latin translation of Pope's Messiah , his London , and his Vanity of Human Wishes , imitated from Juvenal ; his Pro- logue on the opening of Drury - lane Theatre , by Mr.
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Address to the Reader in May , 1749. Letter on Fire - works , in January . 1751. Preface to the Gentleman's Magazine . 1754. Preface . A. C. Criticism on Moore's Gil Blas . C AFTER MY DEATH I WISH NO OTHER HERALD , NO OF DR .
Address to the Reader in May , 1749. Letter on Fire - works , in January . 1751. Preface to the Gentleman's Magazine . 1754. Preface . A. C. Criticism on Moore's Gil Blas . C AFTER MY DEATH I WISH NO OTHER HERALD , NO OF DR .
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AFTER MY DEATH I WISH NO OTHER HERALD , NO OTHER SPEAKER OF MY LIVING ACTIONS , TO KEEP MINE HONOUR from corRUPTION , BUT SUCH AN HONEST CHRONICLER AS GRIFFITH * • SHAKSPEARE , Henry the Eighth . * See Dr. Johnson's letter to Mrs.
AFTER MY DEATH I WISH NO OTHER HERALD , NO OTHER SPEAKER OF MY LIVING ACTIONS , TO KEEP MINE HONOUR from corRUPTION , BUT SUCH AN HONEST CHRONICLER AS GRIFFITH * • SHAKSPEARE , Henry the Eighth . * See Dr. Johnson's letter to Mrs.
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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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