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tion concerning the Douglas estate , in which I was one of the counsel , was to
come on . I brought with me Mr . Murray , solicitor - general of Scotland , now one
of the judges of the court of session , with the title of lord Henderland . I
mentioned ...
tion concerning the Douglas estate , in which I was one of the counsel , was to
come on . I brought with me Mr . Murray , solicitor - general of Scotland , now one
of the judges of the court of session , with the title of lord Henderland . I
mentioned ...
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... tried in our own language by the editor of Ossian ; and we must either think
very meanly of his abilities , or allow that Dr . Johnson was in the right . And Mr
Cowper , a man of real genius , has miserably failed in his blank verse transla .
tion .
... tried in our own language by the editor of Ossian ; and we must either think
very meanly of his abilities , or allow that Dr . Johnson was in the right . And Mr
Cowper , a man of real genius , has miserably failed in his blank verse transla .
tion .
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| Title | The Life of Samuel Johnson, LL.D. Oxford English classics Volume 3 of The Life of Samuel Johnson, LL.D, James Boswell |
| Author | James Boswell |
| Publisher | Talboys & Wheeler, 1826 |
| Original from | Lyon Public Library |
| Digitized | 21 Sep 2010 |
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