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Page iv
... Taylor - Hamilton's Poems - The Rev. Mr. Seward - Johnson's Opinions of Hume - Gen . Paoli's Sentiments on the Fear of Death - Dr . Butter - Duties of a Biographer - The Stewart Family - Coxeter's Collections of the Poets - Johnson's ...
... Taylor - Hamilton's Poems - The Rev. Mr. Seward - Johnson's Opinions of Hume - Gen . Paoli's Sentiments on the Fear of Death - Dr . Butter - Duties of a Biographer - The Stewart Family - Coxeter's Collections of the Poets - Johnson's ...
Page v
... Taylor - Mrs . Cholmondeley - Definition of a Pamphlet - A Lady's Verses on Ireland - Goldsmith's Copyright - Johnson's " Historia Studiorum " -Edward Cave - Avarice - Bon - mots - Egotism CHAPTER XII . - 1778 . 188 · • 202 Mauritius ...
... Taylor - Mrs . Cholmondeley - Definition of a Pamphlet - A Lady's Verses on Ireland - Goldsmith's Copyright - Johnson's " Historia Studiorum " -Edward Cave - Avarice - Bon - mots - Egotism CHAPTER XII . - 1778 . 188 · • 202 Mauritius ...
Page 31
... Taylor's , at General Ogle- thorpe's , and at General Paoli's . To avoid a tedious minuteness , I shall group together what I have preserved of his conversation during this period also , without specifying each scene where it passed ...
... Taylor's , at General Ogle- thorpe's , and at General Paoli's . To avoid a tedious minuteness , I shall group together what I have preserved of his conversation during this period also , without specifying each scene where it passed ...
Page 68
... Taylor , at Ashbourne , it would not be a great journey to come thither . We may pass a few most agreeable days there by ourselves , and I will accompany you a good part of the way to the southward again . Pray think of this . " You ...
... Taylor , at Ashbourne , it would not be a great journey to come thither . We may pass a few most agreeable days there by ourselves , and I will accompany you a good part of the way to the southward again . Pray think of this . " You ...
Page 84
... Taylor invite you . If you live awhile with me at his house , we shall have much time to ourselves , and our stay will be no expense to us or him . I shall leave London the 28th ; and , after some stay at Oxford and Lichfield , shall ...
... Taylor invite you . If you live awhile with me at his house , we shall have much time to ourselves , and our stay will be no expense to us or him . I shall leave London the 28th ; and , after some stay at Oxford and Lichfield , shall ...
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acquaintance admired affectionate afterwards appeared Ashbourne asked Auchinleck Beauclerk believe Bishop booksellers character consider conversation DEAR SIR death died Dilly dined dinner Dodd drinking Edinburgh edition EDWARDS elegant eminent English entertained favour Garrick gentleman give Goldsmith happy hear heard Hebrides honour hope House of Lords humble servant humour JAMES BOSWELL John kindness KNOWLES lady Langton late learned letter liberty Lichfield literary lived London Lord Lord Bathurst Lord Camden Lord Monboddo Lordship Lucy Porter Madam mentioned mind Miss never obliged observed opinion Percy perhaps pleased pleasure poems Poets Pope praise published recollect respect SAMUEL JOHNSON Scotland sermons Sir Joshua Reynolds Soame Jenyns Strahan Streatham suppose sure talked Taylor tell thing thought Thrale told travelling truth Warley Whig wine wish word write wrote