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Your excellence not only in the art over which you have long presided with unrivalled fame , but also in philosophy and elegant literature , is well known to the present , and will continue to be the admiration of future ages .
Your excellence not only in the art over which you have long presided with unrivalled fame , but also in philosophy and elegant literature , is well known to the present , and will continue to be the admiration of future ages .
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... known as a worthy man and an obliging friend . In the strangely mixed scenes of human existence , our feelings are often at once pleasing and painful . Of this truth , the progress of the present work furnishes a striking instance .
... known as a worthy man and an obliging friend . In the strangely mixed scenes of human existence , our feelings are often at once pleasing and painful . Of this truth , the progress of the present work furnishes a striking instance .
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Observations on the Present State of Affairs ; intern . evid . Memoirs of Frederick the Third , king of Prussia ; intern . evid . In the same Magazine his reviews are of the following books : Birch's History of the Royal Society .
Observations on the Present State of Affairs ; intern . evid . Memoirs of Frederick the Third , king of Prussia ; intern . evid . In the same Magazine his reviews are of the following books : Birch's History of the Royal Society .
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How happy would the learned world have been , ” says the present bishop Huntingford , “ had Pericles , Plato , or Socrates possessed such a friend and companion as Boswell was to Dr. Johnson . ” As a picture of men and manners ...
How happy would the learned world have been , ” says the present bishop Huntingford , “ had Pericles , Plato , or Socrates possessed such a friend and companion as Boswell was to Dr. Johnson . ” As a picture of men and manners ...
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In conclusion to this already too - lengthened advertisement , we beg leave to subjoin some few words on the present edition . The industry of Boswell in searching for materials was such , that not even the vivacious enquiries of ...
In conclusion to this already too - lengthened advertisement , we beg leave to subjoin some few words on the present edition . The industry of Boswell in searching for materials was such , that not even the vivacious enquiries of ...
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| Title | The Life of Samuel Johnson, LL.D. Oxford English classics Volume 1 of The Life of Samuel Johnson, LL.D, James Boswell |
| Author | James Boswell |
| Publisher | Talboys & Wheeler, 1826 |
| Original from | the University of California |
| Digitized | 5 Jun 2018 |
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