Boswell's Life of Johnson, Together with Boswell's Journal of a Tour of the Hebrides and Johnson's Diary of a Journey Into North Wales, Volume 5Clarendon Press, 1934 |
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... says : I perceive that [ my essays ] are not so lively as I ex- pected they would be . But they are more learned . And I beg I may not be charged with excessive arrogance , when I venture to say that they contain a considerable portion ...
... says : I perceive that [ my essays ] are not so lively as I ex- pected they would be . But they are more learned . And I beg I may not be charged with excessive arrogance , when I venture to say that they contain a considerable portion ...
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... says to his master : - ' Your Worship belike has been used to shift you twice a week . ' Mrs. Piozzi ( Journey , i . 105 , date of 1789 ) says that she heard in Milan a travelled gentleman .. telling his auditors how all the men in ...
... says to his master : - ' Your Worship belike has been used to shift you twice a week . ' Mrs. Piozzi ( Journey , i . 105 , date of 1789 ) says that she heard in Milan a travelled gentleman .. telling his auditors how all the men in ...
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... says : - ' Of the Men doubtless the noblest and most strik- ing figure was the Earl of Errol . ' Letters , No. 345. ) Beattie says : - ' He often put me in mind of an ancient hero ; and I remember Dr. Johnson was positive , that he re ...
... says : - ' Of the Men doubtless the noblest and most strik- ing figure was the Earl of Errol . ' Letters , No. 345. ) Beattie says : - ' He often put me in mind of an ancient hero ; and I remember Dr. Johnson was positive , that he re ...
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TITLEPAGE OF THE THIRD EDITION xlvii | 5 |
ADVERTISEMENT TO THE SECOND EDITION | 14 |
THE LIFE OF SAMUEL JOHNSON LL D 18 Sept 1709Oct 1765 25500 | 29 |
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