Boswell's Life of JohnsonOxford University Press, 1933 |
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Page 193
... 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 ...
Page 451
... received your letters only this morning . I am , dear Sir , yours , & c . ' London , Sept. 7 , 1782. ' ' SAM . JOHNSON . ' In answer to my next letter , I received one from him , dissuading me from hastening to him as I had proposed ...
... received your letters only this morning . I am , dear Sir , yours , & c . ' London , Sept. 7 , 1782. ' ' SAM . JOHNSON . ' In answer to my next letter , I received one from him , dissuading me from hastening to him as I had proposed ...
Page 525
... 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
DEDICATION TO SIR JOSHUA REYNOLDS | 1 |
LIFE OF SAMUEL JOHNSON SEPT 18 1709 | 17 |
INDEX 657704 | 657 |
Copyright | |
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