The Life of Samuel Johnson, LL.D.: Comprehending an Account of His Studies and Numerous Works, in Chronological Order; a Series of His Epistolary Correspondence and Conversations with Many Eminent Persons; and Various Original Pieces of His Composition, Never Before Published: the Whole Exhibiting a View of Literature and Literary Men in Great Britain, for Nearly Half a Century During which He Flourished, Volume 1G. Routledge & Company, Farringdon Street, 1857 - 300 pages |
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... disappointed of its gratifications . I am , my dear Sir , Your much obliged friend , And faithful humble servant , JAMES BOSWELL . London , April 20 , 1791 . JAMES BOSWELL . I AT last deliver to the world xviii DEDICATION .
... disappointed of its gratifications . I am , my dear Sir , Your much obliged friend , And faithful humble servant , JAMES BOSWELL . London , April 20 , 1791 . JAMES BOSWELL . I AT last deliver to the world xviii DEDICATION .
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... servant , a good - humoured alert lad , brought his lordship's in a minute . The Duke's servant , a lazy sulky dog , was so sluggish , that his Grace , being wet to the skin , reproved him , and had for answer with a grunt , " I came as ...
... servant , a good - humoured alert lad , brought his lordship's in a minute . The Duke's servant , a lazy sulky dog , was so sluggish , that his Grace , being wet to the skin , reproved him , and had for answer with a grunt , " I came as ...
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... servants , than from a formal and studied narrative , begun with his pedigree , and ended with his funeral . " There are , indeed , some natural reasons why these narratives are often written by such as were not likely to give much ...
... servants , than from a formal and studied narrative , begun with his pedigree , and ended with his funeral . " There are , indeed , some natural reasons why these narratives are often written by such as were not likely to give much ...
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... the returns of my father's trade , and , by that estimate , his probable profits . This I believe my parents never did . " - MALONE . Jackson , their man - servant ; he not being B 2 AGE 4. ] 3 BOSWELL'S LIFE OF JOHNSON .
... the returns of my father's trade , and , by that estimate , his probable profits . This I believe my parents never did . " - MALONE . Jackson , their man - servant ; he not being B 2 AGE 4. ] 3 BOSWELL'S LIFE OF JOHNSON .
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... servant ; he not being in the way , this was not done ; but there was no occasion for any artificial aid for its pre- servation . In following so very eminent a man from his cradle to his grave , every minute particular , which can ...
... servant ; he not being in the way , this was not done ; but there was no occasion for any artificial aid for its pre- servation . In following so very eminent a man from his cradle to his grave , every minute particular , which can ...
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