The Life of Samuel Johnson, LL.D.J. Murray, 1831 - Hebrides (Scotland) |
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... Gentleman's Magazine , " February , 1785 . -BOSWELL . 4 In both editions of Sir John Hawkins's " Life of Dr. Johnson , ' ignorance , " is printed . - Boswell . " " letter'd " When fainting Nature call'd for aid , And hovering 1782 ...
... Gentleman's Magazine , " February , 1785 . -BOSWELL . 4 In both editions of Sir John Hawkins's " Life of Dr. Johnson , ' ignorance , " is printed . - Boswell . " " letter'd " When fainting Nature call'd for aid , And hovering 1782 ...
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... gentleman's table , at which he would in every respect have been fully gratified . Mr. Malone , who has so ably suc- ceeded him as an editor of Shakspeare , has , in his Preface , done great and just honour to Johnson's memory . " TO ...
... gentleman's table , at which he would in every respect have been fully gratified . Mr. Malone , who has so ably suc- ceeded him as an editor of Shakspeare , has , in his Preface , done great and just honour to Johnson's memory . " TO ...
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... anguish is generally his folly . " - BOSWELL . 2 The correspondence may be seen at length in the Gentleman's Magazine , Feb. 1786. - BOSWELL . The following letters require no extracts from mine to introduce 28 1782. - ETAT . 73 .
... anguish is generally his folly . " - BOSWELL . 2 The correspondence may be seen at length in the Gentleman's Magazine , Feb. 1786. - BOSWELL . The following letters require no extracts from mine to introduce 28 1782. - ETAT . 73 .
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... Gentleman's Magazine : the latter is subjoined . - Ed . ] DR . JOHNSON'S ANSWER . " 24th September , 1781 . " DEAR SIR , It is so long since we passed any time together , that you may be allowed to have forgotten some part of my ...
... Gentleman's Magazine : the latter is subjoined . - Ed . ] DR . JOHNSON'S ANSWER . " 24th September , 1781 . " DEAR SIR , It is so long since we passed any time together , that you may be allowed to have forgotten some part of my ...
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... gentleman has the opportunity of consulting you , it needs not be supposed that he has not heard of all the proper books ; but unless he is near some library , I know not how he could peruse them ; and if he is conscious that his ...
... gentleman has the opportunity of consulting you , it needs not be supposed that he has not heard of all the proper books ; but unless he is near some library , I know not how he could peruse them ; and if he is conscious that his ...
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