The Life of Samuel Johnson, LL.D.Talboys and Wheeler, 1826 |
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Page 65
... tion . " JOHNSON , ( to Mr. Wilkes . ) " You must know , sir , I lately took my friend Boswell , and showed him genuine civilized life in an English provincial town . I turned him loose at Lichfield , my native city , that he might see ...
... tion . " JOHNSON , ( to Mr. Wilkes . ) " You must know , sir , I lately took my friend Boswell , and showed him genuine civilized life in an English provincial town . I turned him loose at Lichfield , my native city , that he might see ...
Page 72
... tion . When did I complain that your 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 ...
... tion . When did I complain that your 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 ...
Page 94
... tion of Johnson's pen . His notion of it at this time ap- pears in the preceding letter . He has a memorandum in this year : " 29 March , Easter eve , I treated with book- sellers on a bargain , but the time was not long " . " The r ...
... tion of Johnson's pen . His notion of it at this time ap- pears in the preceding letter . He has a memorandum in this year : " 29 March , Easter eve , I treated with book- sellers on a bargain , but the time was not long " . " The r ...
Page 121
... tion , and magnanimity astonish the world , would have afforded a noble subject for contemplation and record . This reflection may possibly be thought too visionary by the more sedate and cold - blooded part of my readers ; yet I own ...
... tion , and magnanimity astonish the world , would have afforded a noble subject for contemplation and record . This reflection may possibly be thought too visionary by the more sedate and cold - blooded part of my readers ; yet I own ...
Page 128
... tion came from the pen of Johnson , I shall proceed to present my readers with my record of the unpublished г Having unexpectedly , by the favour of Mr. Stone , of London - field , Hack- ney , seen the original in Johnson's handwriting ...
... tion came from the pen of Johnson , I shall proceed to present my readers with my record of the unpublished г Having unexpectedly , by the favour of Mr. Stone , of London - field , Hack- ney , seen the original in Johnson's handwriting ...
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