The Life of Samuel Johnson, LL. D.: Together with the Journal of a Tour to the Hebrides |
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... letter to Bishop Percy , Nichols ' " Illustrations of Literature , " vol . vii . , p . 467- there appeared the first ... letters , which we meet with in Boswell's matured " Life , " are given in the course of this narrative . The ...
... letter to Bishop Percy , Nichols ' " Illustrations of Literature , " vol . vii . , p . 467- there appeared the first ... letters , which we meet with in Boswell's matured " Life , " are given in the course of this narrative . The ...
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... letter of Johnson to Boswell , " we learn that Shaw had sought Johnson's help to obtain for him , through Lord Eglinton , a chaplaincy in one of the newly- raised ( Highland ) Regiments . Of this intervention , if indeed it were made ...
... letter of Johnson to Boswell , " we learn that Shaw had sought Johnson's help to obtain for him , through Lord Eglinton , a chaplaincy in one of the newly- raised ( Highland ) Regiments . Of this intervention , if indeed it were made ...
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... letter of Walpole's , in Mr. Hayward's " Life and Writings of Mrs. Piozzi , ” vol . i . , p . 290 , we learn that it came out on the 26th of March , 1786. The sale was rapid . It is said that when the king sent for a copy of the ...
... letter of Walpole's , in Mr. Hayward's " Life and Writings of Mrs. Piozzi , ” vol . i . , p . 290 , we learn that it came out on the 26th of March , 1786. The sale was rapid . It is said that when the king sent for a copy of the ...
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... Letter to Samuel John- son , occasioned by his late political publications . " This letter , together with a paragraph in a letter from Temple to Boswell , were laid before Johnson by Boswell himself , who notifies that these two ...
... Letter to Samuel John- son , occasioned by his late political publications . " This letter , together with a paragraph in a letter from Temple to Boswell , were laid before Johnson by Boswell himself , who notifies that these two ...
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... Letter from Mr. Walmsley recommending Johnson to Mr. Colson's notice 1737 . Æt . 28 . Comes up to London His Ofella in the art of living in London . Narrow circumstances His friendship with Hon . Henry Hervey 69 70 71 70-72 72-73 Letter ...
... Letter from Mr. Walmsley recommending Johnson to Mr. Colson's notice 1737 . Æt . 28 . Comes up to London His Ofella in the art of living in London . Narrow circumstances His friendship with Hon . Henry Hervey 69 70 71 70-72 72-73 Letter ...
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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