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James Boswell. tions on the Dispute between Crousaz and Warburton , on Pope's Essay on Man ; † in which , while he defends Crou- saz , he shows an admirable metaphysical acuteness and temperance in controversy ; Ad Lauram parituram Epi ...
James Boswell. tions on the Dispute between Crousaz and Warburton , on Pope's Essay on Man ; † in which , while he defends Crou- saz , he shows an admirable metaphysical acuteness and temperance in controversy ; Ad Lauram parituram Epi ...
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... Essays , Remarks , Observa- tions , etc. on Shakspeare , if you except some critical notes on Macbeth , given as a specimen of a projected edition , and written , as appears , by a man of parts and genius , the rest are absolutely below ...
... Essays , Remarks , Observa- tions , etc. on Shakspeare , if you except some critical notes on Macbeth , given as a specimen of a projected edition , and written , as appears , by a man of parts and genius , the rest are absolutely below ...
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... essay . M. R. vol . lxxvii . p . 135.-Ed. k Aaron Hill , ( vol . ii . p . 355 , ) in a letter to Mr. Mallet , gives the following account of Irene after having seen it . " I was at the anomalous Mr. John- son's benefit , and found the ...
... essay . M. R. vol . lxxvii . p . 135.-Ed. k Aaron Hill , ( vol . ii . p . 355 , ) in a letter to Mr. Mallet , gives the following account of Irene after having seen it . " I was at the anomalous Mr. John- son's benefit , and found the ...
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... essays came out , there started another competitor for fame in the same form , under the title of The Tatler Revived , which I believe was " born but to die . " Johnson was , I think , not very happy in the choice of his title , The ...
... essays came out , there started another competitor for fame in the same form , under the title of The Tatler Revived , which I believe was " born but to die . " Johnson was , I think , not very happy in the choice of his title , The ...
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... essays on dif- ferent subjects . He has marked upon the first blank leaf of it , " To the 128th page , collections for the Rambler ; " and in another place , " in 52 there were 17 provided ; in 97-21 ; in 190-25 . " At a subsequent ...
... essays on dif- ferent subjects . He has marked upon the first blank leaf of it , " To the 128th page , collections for the Rambler ; " and in another place , " in 52 there were 17 provided ; in 97-21 ; in 190-25 . " At a subsequent ...
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