Journal of a Tour to the Hebrides with Samuel Johnson, LL. D., 1773McGraw-Hill, 1961 - 520 pages |
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... writing , judged simply as writing , occurs in passages of his later journals which record states of remorse and despair . But these later journals , though very ably expressed , suffer from a lack of continuously important subject ...
... writing , judged simply as writing , occurs in passages of his later journals which record states of remorse and despair . But these later journals , though very ably expressed , suffer from a lack of continuously important subject ...
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... write poetry than a dictionary , but because he had said that the writing of the dictionary afforded him more pleasure . Moreover , Blacklock insisted that his remarks on scepticism had no bearing upon his own beliefs , but were general ...
... write poetry than a dictionary , but because he had said that the writing of the dictionary afforded him more pleasure . Moreover , Blacklock insisted that his remarks on scepticism had no bearing upon his own beliefs , but were general ...
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... writers . The first wrote several plays . The second1 was Bentley's antagonist ; the third " wrote the Life of ... writing , neat and elegant , but without strength . That he grasped at more than his abilities could reach . Tried ...
... writers . The first wrote several plays . The second1 was Bentley's antagonist ; the third " wrote the Life of ... writing , neat and elegant , but without strength . That he grasped at more than his abilities could reach . Tried ...
Contents
APPENDIX Correspondence between Boswell and Lord Elibank | 405 |
TOPOGRAPHICAL SUPPLEMENT | 452 |
INDEX | 489 |
Copyright | |
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