The Life of Samuel Johnson, LL. D.: Together with the Journal of a Tour to the Hebrides |
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Page xii
... soon to appear by him whom , with a native boorishness , he describes as " Mr. James Boswell , a native of Scotland . " 2 Yet that " native of Scotland " had given to the world a volume of the most singularly interesting and fascinating ...
... soon to appear by him whom , with a native boorishness , he describes as " Mr. James Boswell , a native of Scotland . " 2 Yet that " native of Scotland " had given to the world a volume of the most singularly interesting and fascinating ...
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... soon drowned in the general applause . And no wonder - the work combines within itself the four most entertaining classes of writing - biography , memoirs , familiar letters , and that assemblage of literary anecedotes which the French ...
... soon drowned in the general applause . And no wonder - the work combines within itself the four most entertaining classes of writing - biography , memoirs , familiar letters , and that assemblage of literary anecedotes which the French ...
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... soon . " Mr. Boswell's delicacy is termed capricious , because he is on some occasions candid even to indiscretion , and on others unaccountably mysterious . In the report of a conversation he will clearly designate half the ...
... soon . " Mr. Boswell's delicacy is termed capricious , because he is on some occasions candid even to indiscretion , and on others unaccountably mysterious . In the report of a conversation he will clearly designate half the ...
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... soon escape the memory , and are rarely transmitted by tradition . We know how few can pourtray a living acquaintance , except by his most prominent and observable particu- larities , and the grosser features of his mind ; and it may be ...
... soon escape the memory , and are rarely transmitted by tradition . We know how few can pourtray a living acquaintance , except by his most prominent and observable particu- larities , and the grosser features of his mind ; and it may be ...
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... soon found could be of much service to him in his trade , by his knowledge of literature ; and he even obtained the assistance of his pen in furnishing some numbers of a periodical essay , printed in the newspaper of which Warren was ...
... soon found could be of much service to him in his trade , by his knowledge of literature ; and he even obtained the assistance of his pen in furnishing some numbers of a periodical essay , printed in the newspaper of which Warren was ...
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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