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In consequence , partly of a miscalculation of the materials then in his hands ,
party of the subsequent accumulation of others , the Editor has to request the
indulgence of his readers in announcing an alteration in the plan of this work , as
...
In consequence , partly of a miscalculation of the materials then in his hands ,
party of the subsequent accumulation of others , the Editor has to request the
indulgence of his readers in announcing an alteration in the plan of this work , as
...
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( 2 ) A fair hand , in more than one sense — her writing is an almost perfect
specimen of calligraphy ; and this power remained unimpaired to the last years of
her long life . — C. But he was principally indebted to my steady friend , Erat . 72 .
( 2 ) A fair hand , in more than one sense — her writing is an almost perfect
specimen of calligraphy ; and this power remained unimpaired to the last years of
her long life . — C. But he was principally indebted to my steady friend , Erat . 72 .
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But of Milton's great excellence as a poet , where shall we find such a blazon as
by the hand of Johnson ? I shall select only the following passage concerning “
Paradise Lost : “ Fancy can hardly forbear to conjecture with what temper Milton ...
But of Milton's great excellence as a poet , where shall we find such a blazon as
by the hand of Johnson ? I shall select only the following passage concerning “
Paradise Lost : “ Fancy can hardly forbear to conjecture with what temper Milton ...
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... corner of later publications ; is it not fair to understand him as superciliously
persevering ? When he allows the shafts to re main in the wounds , and will not
stratch forth a lenient hand , country , should not only not have been in any 16
1781 .
... corner of later publications ; is it not fair to understand him as superciliously
persevering ? When he allows the shafts to re main in the wounds , and will not
stratch forth a lenient hand , country , should not only not have been in any 16
1781 .
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This valuable collection is the property of the Duke of Newcastle , who , upon the
application of Sir Lucas Pepys , was pleased to permit it to be put into the hands
of Dr. Johnson , who I am sorry to think made but an awkward return .
This valuable collection is the property of the Duke of Newcastle , who , upon the
application of Sir Lucas Pepys , was pleased to permit it to be put into the hands
of Dr. Johnson , who I am sorry to think made but an awkward return .
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| Title | The Life of Samuel Johnson, LL. D.: Together with A Journal of a Tour to the Hebrides, Volume 8 The Life of Samuel Johnson, LL. D.: Together with A Journal of a Tour to the Hebrides, James Boswell |
| Author | James Boswell |
| Editor | Percy Hetherington Fitzgerald |
| Edition | 2 |
| Publisher | Swan Sonnenschein, Lowrey, 1888 |
| Original from | University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign |
| Digitized | 3 Mar 2015 |
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