Boswell's Life of Johnson: With an Introd. by Chauncey Brewster TinkerOxford University Press, 1934 - 704 pages |
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... received both your letters , and received them with pleasure proportionate to the esteem which so short an acquaintance strongly im- pressed , and which I hope to confirm by nearer knowledge , though I am afraid that gratification will ...
... received both your letters , and received them with pleasure proportionate to the esteem which so short an acquaintance strongly im- pressed , and which I hope to confirm by nearer knowledge , though I am afraid that gratification will ...
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... received your kind letter from Falmouth , in which you gave me notice of your departure for Lisbon , and another from Lisbon , in which you told me , that you were to leave Portugal in a few days . To either of these how could any ...
... received your kind letter from Falmouth , in which you gave me notice of your departure for Lisbon , and another from Lisbon , in which you told me , that you were to leave Portugal in a few days . To either of these how could any ...
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... received your pamphlet , and when I write again may perhaps tell you some opinion about it ; but you will forgive a man struggling with disease his neglect of disputes , politicks , and pamphlets . Let me have your prayers . My ...
... received your pamphlet , and when I write again may perhaps tell you some opinion about it ; but you will forgive a man struggling with disease his neglect of disputes , politicks , and pamphlets . Let me have your prayers . My ...
Contents
INTRODUCTION BY CHAUNCEY BREWSTER TINKER | 1 |
LIFE OF SAMUEL JOHNSON SEPT 18 1709 | 17 |
INDEX 657704 | 657 |
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