Boswell's Life of Johnson, Together with Boswell's Journal of a Tour of the Hebride and Johnson's Diary of a Journey Into North Wales, Volume 1Clarendon Press, 1934 - 556 pages |
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Page 63
... means unlikely that he then went to Lichfield to consult Dr. Swinfen about his health . In that case his first attack , when he tried to overcome the malady by frequently walking to Birmingham , must have been at an earlier date . In ...
... means unlikely that he then went to Lichfield to consult Dr. Swinfen about his health . In that case his first attack , when he tried to overcome the malady by frequently walking to Birmingham , must have been at an earlier date . In ...
Page 238
... means treated him with that complacency which is the most engaging quality in a wife . But all this is perfectly compatible with his fondness for her , ' especially when it is remembered that he had a high opinion of her understanding ...
... means treated him with that complacency which is the most engaging quality in a wife . But all this is perfectly compatible with his fondness for her , ' especially when it is remembered that he had a high opinion of her understanding ...
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... means to say that Johnson's acquaintance with the Cotterells was formed when he lived in their neigh- bourhood . Northcote ( Life of Rey- nolds , i . 69 ) says that the Cotterells lived ' opposite to Reynolds's , ' but his account seems ...
... means to say that Johnson's acquaintance with the Cotterells was formed when he lived in their neigh- bourhood . Northcote ( Life of Rey- nolds , i . 69 ) says that the Cotterells lived ' opposite to Reynolds's , ' but his account seems ...
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DR HILLS DEDICATION TO JOWETT | xxix |
TITLEPAGE OF THE THIRD EDITION | xlvii |
Advertisement to the Life | 23 |
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