The Life of Samuel Johnson, LL. D.J.M. Dent and Sons, 1934 |
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James Boswell Arnold Glover. 66 DEAR SIR , " To JAMES BOSWELL , ESQ . " WHEN your letter came to me , I was so darkened by an inflammation in my eye that I could not for some time read it . I can now write without trouble , and can read ...
James Boswell Arnold Glover. 66 DEAR SIR , " To JAMES BOSWELL , ESQ . " WHEN your letter came to me , I was so darkened by an inflammation in my eye that I could not for some time read it . I can now write without trouble , and can read ...
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James Boswell Arnold Glover. 66 DEAR SIR , " TO JAMES BOSWELL , ESQ . " I LONG to hear how you like the book ; it is , I think , much liked here . But Macpherson is very furious ; can you give me any more intelligence about him , or his ...
James Boswell Arnold Glover. 66 DEAR SIR , " TO JAMES BOSWELL , ESQ . " I LONG to hear how you like the book ; it is , I think , much liked here . But Macpherson is very furious ; can you give me any more intelligence about him , or his ...
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... JAMES BOSWELL , ESQ . " JAMES BOSWELL . " " YOUR notion of the necessity of an yearly interview is very pleasing to both my vanity and tenderness . I shall , perhaps , come to Carlisle another year ; but my money has not held out so ...
... JAMES BOSWELL , ESQ . " JAMES BOSWELL . " " YOUR notion of the necessity of an yearly interview is very pleasing to both my vanity and tenderness . I shall , perhaps , come to Carlisle another year ; but my money has not held out so ...
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