Boswell's Life of Johnson: With an Introd. by Chauncey Brewster TinkerOxford University Press, 1934 - 704 pages |
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... perhaps , spend their time in laudable pursuits ; but the greater part would prey upon the quiet of each other , or ... perhaps , to medicine . Wild nations trust to simples ; and , perhaps , the Peruvian bark is not the only specifick ...
... perhaps , spend their time in laudable pursuits ; but the greater part would prey upon the quiet of each other , or ... perhaps , to medicine . Wild nations trust to simples ; and , perhaps , the Peruvian bark is not the only specifick ...
Page 492
... perhaps , was not quite fair to endeavour to bring him to a confession , as he might not wish to avow positively his ... perhaps , Sir , not one sentence of wit in a whole Dedication . ' JOHNSON . Perhaps not , Sir . ' BOSWELL . ' What ...
... perhaps , was not quite fair to endeavour to bring him to a confession , as he might not wish to avow positively his ... perhaps , Sir , not one sentence of wit in a whole Dedication . ' JOHNSON . Perhaps not , Sir . ' BOSWELL . ' What ...
Page 431
... perhaps other means , might be effectually used to prevent them from being totally estranged from their native country , any more than a Cumberland or Northumberland gentleman who has been educated in the South of England . I own ...
... perhaps other means , might be effectually used to prevent them from being totally estranged from their native country , any more than a Cumberland or Northumberland gentleman who has been educated in the South of England . I own ...
Contents
INTRODUCTION BY CHAUNCEY BREWSTER TINKER | 1 |
LIFE OF SAMUEL JOHNSON SEPT 18 1709 | 17 |
INDEX 657704 | 657 |
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