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... suggested to me by an anonymous annotator on my work , that the reason why
Dr. Johnson collected the peels of squeezed oranges may be found in the 358th
Letter in Mrs. Piozzi's Collection , where it appears that he recommended “ dried
...
... suggested to me by an anonymous annotator on my work , that the reason why
Dr. Johnson collected the peels of squeezed oranges may be found in the 358th
Letter in Mrs. Piozzi's Collection , where it appears that he recommended “ dried
...
Page 110
In penning this note I had some difficulty : my hand , I knew not how nor why ,
made wrong letters . I then wrote to Dr. Taylor · Vol . ii .. p . 268 , of Mrs. Thrale's
Collection . - Boswell . to come to me , and bring Dr. Heberden ; 110 1783 .--
ÆTAT .
In penning this note I had some difficulty : my hand , I knew not how nor why ,
made wrong letters . I then wrote to Dr. Taylor · Vol . ii .. p . 268 , of Mrs. Thrale's
Collection . - Boswell . to come to me , and bring Dr. Heberden ; 110 1783 .--
ÆTAT .
Page 122
Baxter's Reasons of the Christian Religion ' he thought contained the best
collection of the evidences of the divinity of the Christian system . ” “ Chymistry
was always an interesting pursuit with pointed sephical Surpose Baie die ( Gent ..
big ...
Baxter's Reasons of the Christian Religion ' he thought contained the best
collection of the evidences of the divinity of the Christian system . ” “ Chymistry
was always an interesting pursuit with pointed sephical Surpose Baie die ( Gent ..
big ...
Page 134
... his friends has been discovered by the publication of Mrs. Thrale's Collection of
Letters . In a p . 328. letter to one of the Miss Thrales , he writes , “ A friend ,
whose name I will tell when your mamma has tried to guess it , sent to my
physician ...
... his friends has been discovered by the publication of Mrs. Thrale's Collection of
Letters . In a p . 328. letter to one of the Miss Thrales , he writes , “ A friend ,
whose name I will tell when your mamma has tried to guess it , sent to my
physician ...
Page 169
In confirmation of my sentiments , I am also happy to quote that sensible and
elegant writer , Mr. Melmoth , in Letter viii of his collection , published under the
name of Fitzosborne . “ We may safely assert , that the belief of a particular ...
In confirmation of my sentiments , I am also happy to quote that sensible and
elegant writer , Mr. Melmoth , in Letter viii of his collection , published under the
name of Fitzosborne . “ We may safely assert , that the belief of a particular ...
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| Title | The Life of Samuel Johnson, LL.D. Volume 5 of The Life of Samuel Johnson, LL.D, John Wilson Croker |
| Author | James Boswell |
| Editor | John Wilson Croker |
| Publisher | J. Murray, 1831 |
| Original from | The Ohio State University |
| Digitized | 9 Aug 2016 |
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