The Life of Samuel Johnson, LL. D.: Together with the Journal of a Tour to the Hebrides |
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Page v
... given in the course of this narrative . The animated sketch of Thomas Tyers , appeared in two consecutive numbers of the " Gentleman's Magazine , " the number for December , 1784 , and that for January , 1785. It is reprinted at full ...
... given in the course of this narrative . The animated sketch of Thomas Tyers , appeared in two consecutive numbers of the " Gentleman's Magazine , " the number for December , 1784 , and that for January , 1785. It is reprinted at full ...
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... given of the conversa- tional power of Johnson ; a want which confirms and justi- fies Boswell's assertion that he had never seen Hawkins in Johnson's company , he thinks , but once , and he is sure not above twice . Yet , when he wrote ...
... given of the conversa- tional power of Johnson ; a want which confirms and justi- fies Boswell's assertion that he had never seen Hawkins in Johnson's company , he thinks , but once , and he is sure not above twice . Yet , when he wrote ...
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... given what I desired to give , a pure text of both - presenting them as Boswell wrote and as he left them ; while the editorial notes are signed by the different authors , those of Boswell are left without signature to indicate that ...
... given what I desired to give , a pure text of both - presenting them as Boswell wrote and as he left them ; while the editorial notes are signed by the different authors , those of Boswell are left without signature to indicate that ...
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... given very general satisfaction and those who have found most fault with a passage here and there , have agreed that they could not help going through , and being entertained with the whole . I wish , indeed , some few gross expressions ...
... given very general satisfaction and those who have found most fault with a passage here and there , have agreed that they could not help going through , and being entertained with the whole . I wish , indeed , some few gross expressions ...
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... given subject . This difficulty I could not hope , and have , therefore , not attempted to remove ; it is inevitable in the transcript of table - talk so various , so loose , and so extensive ; but I have endeavoured to alleviate it by ...
... given subject . This difficulty I could not hope , and have , therefore , not attempted to remove ; it is inevitable in the transcript of table - talk so various , so loose , and so extensive ; but I have endeavoured to alleviate it by ...
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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