Life of SAMUEL JOHNSON LL.D1952 |
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JAMES BOSWELL. TO THE SAME DEAR SIR , I received your letter this day , with great sense of the favour that has been done me ; 1 for which I return my most sincere thanks : and entreat you to pay to Mr. Wise such returns as I ought to ...
JAMES BOSWELL. TO THE SAME DEAR SIR , I received your letter this day , with great sense of the favour that has been done me ; 1 for which I return my most sincere thanks : and entreat you to pay to Mr. Wise such returns as I ought to ...
Page 93
... DEAR SIR , Your notes upon my poet were very acceptable . I beg that you will be so kind as to continue your searches . It will be reputa- ble to my work , and suitable to your professor- ship , to have something of yours in the notes ...
... DEAR SIR , Your notes upon my poet were very acceptable . I beg that you will be so kind as to continue your searches . It will be reputa- ble to my work , and suitable to your professor- ship , to have something of yours in the notes ...
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... Sir Alexander Gordon . My dear Boswell , do not neglect to write to me ; for your kindness is one of the pleasures of my life , which I should be sorry to lose . I am , Sir , your humble servant , February 18 , 1777 SAM . JOHNSON TO DR ...
... Sir Alexander Gordon . My dear Boswell , do not neglect to write to me ; for your kindness is one of the pleasures of my life , which I should be sorry to lose . I am , Sir , your humble servant , February 18 , 1777 SAM . JOHNSON TO DR ...
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