The Life of Samuel Johnson, LL. D.: Together with the Journal of a Tour to the Hebrides |
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Page ix
... present any allusion to the " Journal of the Tour to the Hebrides , " which Boswell published in 1785 , the next book which occupied the attention of the world was " The Anecdotes of the late Samuel Johnson , LL.D. , during the last ...
... present any allusion to the " Journal of the Tour to the Hebrides , " which Boswell published in 1785 , the next book which occupied the attention of the world was " The Anecdotes of the late Samuel Johnson , LL.D. , during the last ...
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... present , and will continue to be the admiration of future ages . Your equal and placid temper , your variety of conversation , your true politeness , by which you are so amiable in private society , and that enlarged hospitality which ...
... present , and will continue to be the admiration of future ages . Your equal and placid temper , your variety of conversation , your true politeness , by which you are so amiable in private society , and that enlarged hospitality which ...
Page xxxvii
... present work furnishes a striking instance . It was highly gratifying to me that my friend , Sir Joshua Reynolds , to whom it is inscribed , lived to peruse it , and to give the strongest testimony to its fidelity ; but before a second ...
... present work furnishes a striking instance . It was highly gratifying to me that my friend , Sir Joshua Reynolds , to whom it is inscribed , lived to peruse it , and to give the strongest testimony to its fidelity ; but before a second ...
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... present edition they have been distributed in their proper places . In revising his volumes for a new edition , he had pointed out where some of these materials should be inserted ; but unfortunately , in the midst of his labours , he ...
... present edition they have been distributed in their proper places . In revising his volumes for a new edition , he had pointed out where some of these materials should be inserted ; but unfortunately , in the midst of his labours , he ...
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... present edition not having passed through my hands , I am not answerable for any typographical errors that may be found in it . Having , however , been printed at the very accurate press of Mr. Baldwin , I make no doubt it will be found ...
... present edition not having passed through my hands , I am not answerable for any typographical errors that may be found in it . Having , however , been printed at the very accurate press of Mr. Baldwin , I make no doubt it will be found ...
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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