The Life of Samuel Johnson, LL. D.: Together with the Journal of a Tour to the Hebrides |
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... SIR JOSHUA REYNOLDS . MY his con cars in Y DEAR SIR , -Every liberal motive that can actuate an me to you ; as the person to whom the following work should be inscribed . If there be a pleasure in celebrating the distinguished merit of ...
... SIR JOSHUA REYNOLDS . MY his con cars in Y DEAR SIR , -Every liberal motive that can actuate an me to you ; as the person to whom the following work should be inscribed . If there be a pleasure in celebrating the distinguished merit of ...
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... dear Sir , studied him , and knew him well ; you venerated and admired him . Yet , luminous as he was upon the whole , you perceived all the shades which mingled in the grand composition , all the little pecu- liarities and slight ...
... dear Sir , studied him , and knew him well ; you venerated and admired him . Yet , luminous as he was upon the whole , you perceived all the shades which mingled in the grand composition , all the little pecu- liarities and slight ...
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... dear Sir , your much obliged friend and faithful humble servant , JAMES BOSWELL . London , 20th April , 1791 . I MR . BOSWELL'S ADVERTISEMENTS . TO THE FIRST EDITION DEDICATION . xxxiii.
... dear Sir , your much obliged friend and faithful humble servant , JAMES BOSWELL . London , 20th April , 1791 . I MR . BOSWELL'S ADVERTISEMENTS . TO THE FIRST EDITION DEDICATION . xxxiii.
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... Dear Sir , I hazard this letter , not knowing : where it will find you , to thank you MR . BOSWELL'S ADVERTISEMENTS . XXXV.
... Dear Sir , I hazard this letter , not knowing : where it will find you , to thank you MR . BOSWELL'S ADVERTISEMENTS . XXXV.
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... Dear Sir , —I am sorry to see you are engaged in altercation with a lady , who seems unwilling to be convinced of her errors . Surely it would be more ingenuous to acknowledge than to persevere . " Lately , in looking over some papers I ...
... Dear Sir , —I am sorry to see you are engaged in altercation with a lady , who seems unwilling to be convinced of her errors . Surely it would be more ingenuous to acknowledge than to persevere . " Lately , in looking over some papers I ...
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acquaintance Adams admirable afterwards Anecdotes appears Bishop bookseller born Boswell Boswell's Cave character Clodio conversation copy Croker David Garrick DEAR SIR death Dictionary died Dodsley doubt Earl Edward Cave eminent endeavoured English Essay excellent father favour Garrick gave Gentleman's Magazine Goldsmith happy heard Hector Hervey honour hope humble servant James Boswell kind labour lady Langton late Latin learned letter Lichfield literary lived London Lord Chesterfield Lucy Porter Malone manner master mentioned merit mind Miss never obliged observed occasion opinion Oxford paper Paul Whitehead Pembroke College person pleased pleasure poem poet printed published Rambler recollected remarkable Richard Savage Robert Dodsley Samuel Johnson satire Savage Shakspeare Sir John Hawkins suppose talk thing Thomas Warton thought tion told translation verses Walmsley Warton wish write written wrote