The Life of Samuel Johnson, LL.D.Talboys and Wheeler, 1826 |
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... letters were too long ? Your last letter , after a very long delay , brought * Upon a settlement of our account of expenses on a Tour to the Hebrides , there was a balance due to me , which Dr. Johnson chose to discharge by send- ing ...
... letters were too long ? Your last letter , after a very long delay , brought * Upon a settlement of our account of expenses on a Tour to the Hebrides , there was a balance due to me , which Dr. Johnson chose to discharge by send- ing ...
Page 73
... letter should give you too much pain . If you are really oppressed with overpowering and involuntary me- lancholy , you are to be pitied rather than reproached . **** Now , my dear Bozzy , let us have done with quar- rels and with ...
... letter should give you too much pain . If you are really oppressed with overpowering and involuntary me- lancholy , you are to be pitied rather than reproached . **** Now , my dear Bozzy , let us have done with quar- rels and with ...
Page 74
... letter of the second of this month was rather a harsh medicine ; but I was delighted with that spontaneous tenderness , which , a few days after- wards , sent forth such balsam as your next brought me . I found myself for some time so ...
... letter of the second of this month was rather a harsh medicine ; but I was delighted with that spontaneous tenderness , which , a few days after- wards , sent forth such balsam as your next brought me . I found myself for some time so ...
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... known for his skill in forming catalogues of books . He died in London , Octo- ber 29 , 1802. - MALONE . d perusal . His observation upon it in a letter 76 [ 1776 . THE LIFE OF Being, "from whom cometh down every good and ...
... known for his skill in forming catalogues of books . He died in London , Octo- ber 29 , 1802. - MALONE . d perusal . His observation upon it in a letter 76 [ 1776 . THE LIFE OF Being, "from whom cometh down every good and ...
Page 77
... letter . He did not fall from his horse , which might have been an imputation on his skill as an officer of cavalry ; his horse fell with him . " I have , since I saw you , read every word of Granger's Biographical History . It has ...
... letter . He did not fall from his horse , which might have been an imputation on his skill as an officer of cavalry ; his horse fell with him . " I have , since I saw you , read every word of Granger's Biographical History . It has ...
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