Boswell's Life of Johnson: With an Introd. by Chauncey Brewster TinkerOxford University Press, 1934 - 704 pages |
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Page 93
... appeared , and still appears to be , less need of alteration . The verses to Lady Firebrace1 may be had when you please , for you know that such a subject neither deserves much thought , nor requires it . ' The Chinese Stories 2 may be ...
... appeared , and still appears to be , less need of alteration . The verses to Lady Firebrace1 may be had when you please , for you know that such a subject neither deserves much thought , nor requires it . ' The Chinese Stories 2 may be ...
Page 367
... appeared since The Provoked Husband , and that there had not been of late any such character exhibited on the stage as that of Croaker . I observed it was the Suspirius of his Rambler . He said , Goldsmith had owned he had borrowed it ...
... appeared since The Provoked Husband , and that there had not been of late any such character exhibited on the stage as that of Croaker . I observed it was the Suspirius of his Rambler . He said , Goldsmith had owned he had borrowed it ...
Page 376
... appeared to me to have a considerable share of merit , and to display a pretty successful imitation of Johnson's style . When I mentioned this to a very eminent literary character ' , he opposed me vehemently , exclaiming , ' No , no ...
... appeared to me to have a considerable share of merit , and to display a pretty successful imitation of Johnson's style . When I mentioned this to a very eminent literary character ' , he opposed me vehemently , exclaiming , ' No , no ...
Contents
INTRODUCTION BY CHAUNCEY BREWSTER TINKER | 1 |
LIFE OF SAMUEL JOHNSON SEPT 18 1709 | 17 |
INDEX 657704 | 657 |
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