The Life of Samuel Johnson, LL.D.Heritage Press, 1963 |
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... true is readily shown by even a slight acquaintance with the enormous body of material about Boswell and Johnson . If it were true , however , it would only demonstrate a further aspect of Boswell's versatility ; for any writer of ...
... true is readily shown by even a slight acquaintance with the enormous body of material about Boswell and Johnson . If it were true , however , it would only demonstrate a further aspect of Boswell's versatility ; for any writer of ...
Page 364
James Boswell Hester Lynch Piozzi, Edward Garland Fletcher. a True enough , & happy it is for them . [ 1 ] underlined : big [ H ] who does not think there is somebody still poorer , and still more contemptible . " As my ... True enough, & ...
James Boswell Hester Lynch Piozzi, Edward Garland Fletcher. a True enough , & happy it is for them . [ 1 ] underlined : big [ H ] who does not think there is somebody still poorer , and still more contemptible . " As my ... True enough, & ...
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... True , Sir . exulting [ H ] and you think yourselves very great men . Hume would never have written History , had not Voltaire written it before him . He is an echo of Voltaire . ' BosWELL . ' But , Sir , we have Lord Kames . ' JOHNSON ...
... True , Sir . exulting [ H ] and you think yourselves very great men . Hume would never have written History , had not Voltaire written it before him . He is an echo of Voltaire . ' BosWELL . ' But , Sir , we have Lord Kames . ' JOHNSON ...
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