The Life of Samuel Johnson, LL.D. |
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To those which may be fully believed to be his from internal evidence , is added ' intern . evid . ' 1735. Abridgement and translation of Lobo's Voyage to Abyssinia ; acknowl . 1738. Part of a translation of Father Paul Sarpi's History ...
To those which may be fully believed to be his from internal evidence , is added ' intern . evid . ' 1735. Abridgement and translation of Lobo's Voyage to Abyssinia ; acknowl . 1738. Part of a translation of Father Paul Sarpi's History ...
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Preface ; intern . evid . A free translation of the Jests of Hierocles , with an introduction ; intern . evid . Debate on the Humble Petition and Advice of the Rump Parliament to Cromwell in 1657 , to assume the title of king ; abridged ...
Preface ; intern . evid . A free translation of the Jests of Hierocles , with an introduction ; intern . evid . Debate on the Humble Petition and Advice of the Rump Parliament to Cromwell in 1657 , to assume the title of king ; abridged ...
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Preface ; intern , evid . 1745. Miscellaneous Observations on the Tragedy of Macbeth , with remarks on sir T. H.'s ( sir Thomas Hanmer's ) edition of Shakspeare , and proposals for a new edition of that poet ; acknowl . 1747.
Preface ; intern , evid . 1745. Miscellaneous Observations on the Tragedy of Macbeth , with remarks on sir T. H.'s ( sir Thomas Hanmer's ) edition of Shakspeare , and proposals for a new edition of that poet ; acknowl . 1747.
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In a copy of it which he presented to the Bodleian library at Oxford , is pasted a character of the late Mr. Zachariah Williams , plainly written by Johnsou ; intern . evid . 1756. An Abridgement of his Dictionary ; acknowl .
In a copy of it which he presented to the Bodleian library at Oxford , is pasted a character of the late Mr. Zachariah Williams , plainly written by Johnsou ; intern . evid . 1756. An Abridgement of his Dictionary ; acknowl .
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Speech on the subject of an address to the throne after the expedition to Rochefort ; delivered by one of his friends in some publick meeting : it is printed in the Gentleman's Magazine for October , 1785 ; intern . evid .
Speech on the subject of an address to the throne after the expedition to Rochefort ; delivered by one of his friends in some publick meeting : it is printed in the Gentleman's Magazine for October , 1785 ; intern . evid .
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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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