Boswell's Life of Johnson: With an Introd. by Chauncey Brewster TinkerOxford University Press, 1934 - 704 pages |
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... heard him following her . ' What's the matter ? ' said she . ' I can say it , ' he replied ; and repeated it distinctly , though he could not have read it more than twice . But there has been another story of his infant precocity ...
... heard him following her . ' What's the matter ? ' said she . ' I can say it , ' he replied ; and repeated it distinctly , though he could not have read it more than twice . But there has been another story of his infant precocity ...
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... heard him say , what ought to be recorded to the honour of the present venerable master of that College , the Reverend William Adams , D.D. , who was then very young , and one of the junior fellows ; that the mild but judicious ...
... heard him say , what ought to be recorded to the honour of the present venerable master of that College , the Reverend William Adams , D.D. , who was then very young , and one of the junior fellows ; that the mild but judicious ...
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... heard yesterday of your late disorder , and should think ill of myself if I had heard of it without alarm . I heard likewise of your recovery , which I sin- cerely wish to be complete and permanent . Your country has been in danger of ...
... heard yesterday of your late disorder , and should think ill of myself if I had heard of it without alarm . I heard likewise of your recovery , which I sin- cerely wish to be complete and permanent . Your country has been in danger of ...
Contents
INTRODUCTION BY CHAUNCEY BREWSTER TINKER | 1 |
LIFE OF SAMUEL JOHNSON SEPT 18 1709 | 17 |
INDEX 657704 | 657 |
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