The Life of Samuel Johnson, LL. D.: Together with the Journal of a Tour to the Hebrides |
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... opinion of the PAGE Corsica Johnson's love of London . Boswell's introduction to the Thrales Johnson's conversation with General Paoli Boswell entertains Johnson and a distinguished company at dinner Goldsmith's bloom - coloured coat ...
... opinion of the PAGE Corsica Johnson's love of London . Boswell's introduction to the Thrales Johnson's conversation with General Paoli Boswell entertains Johnson and a distinguished company at dinner Goldsmith's bloom - coloured coat ...
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... opinion the public has confirmed , was the best encouragement for me to perse- vere in my purpose of producing the whole of my stores . In one respect , this work will in some passages be different from the former . In my " Tour , " I ...
... opinion the public has confirmed , was the best encouragement for me to perse- vere in my purpose of producing the whole of my stores . In one respect , this work will in some passages be different from the former . In my " Tour , " I ...
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... opinion on any given subject . This difficulty I could not hope , and have , therefore , not attempted to remove ... opinions . Human life is a series of inconsis- tencies ; and when Johnson's early misfortunes , his protracted poverty ...
... opinion on any given subject . This difficulty I could not hope , and have , therefore , not attempted to remove ... opinions . Human life is a series of inconsis- tencies ; and when Johnson's early misfortunes , his protracted poverty ...
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... opinion which he has given , 1 that every man's life may be best written by himself ; had he employed in the preservation of his own history , that clearness of narration and elegance of language in which he has embalmed so many eminent ...
... opinion which he has given , 1 that every man's life may be best written by himself ; had he employed in the preservation of his own history , that clearness of narration and elegance of language in which he has embalmed so many eminent ...
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... opinion , his volume , however inadequate and improper as a life of Dr. Johnson , and however discredited by unpardonable inaccuracies in other respects , contains a collection of curious anecdotes and observations , which few men but ...
... opinion , his volume , however inadequate and improper as a life of Dr. Johnson , and however discredited by unpardonable inaccuracies in other respects , contains a collection of curious anecdotes and observations , which few men but ...
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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