Boswell's Life of Johnson: With an Introd. by Chauncey Brewster TinkerOxford University Press, 1934 - 704 pages |
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... servant , Francis Barber , having left him , and been some time at sea , not pressed as has been supposed , but with his own consent , it appears from a letter to John Wilkes , Esq . , from Dr. Smollet , that his master kindly in ...
... servant , Francis Barber , having left him , and been some time at sea , not pressed as has been supposed , but with his own consent , it appears from a letter to John Wilkes , Esq . , from Dr. Smollet , that his master kindly in ...
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... servant to say he was not at home when he really was . A servant's strict regard for truth , ( said he ) must be weakened by such a practice . A philosopher may know that it is merely a form of denial ; but few servants are such nice ...
... servant to say he was not at home when he really was . A servant's strict regard for truth , ( said he ) must be weakened by such a practice . A philosopher may know that it is merely a form of denial ; but few servants are such nice ...
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... servant will attend you thither , and bring the petition home when you have it . ' The petition , which they are to give us , is a form which they deliver to every petitioner , and which the petitioner is afterwards to fill up , and ...
... servant will attend you thither , and bring the petition home when you have it . ' The petition , which they are to give us , is a form which they deliver to every petitioner , and which the petitioner is afterwards to fill up , and ...
Contents
INTRODUCTION BY CHAUNCEY BREWSTER TINKER | 1 |
LIFE OF SAMUEL JOHNSON SEPT 18 1709 | 17 |
INDEX 657704 | 657 |
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