The Life of Samuel Johnson, LL. D. Together with the Journal of a Tour to the Hebrides: James Boswell, Volume 2G. Bell, 1884 - Hebrides (Scotland) |
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... honour to the judg- ment and liberal spirit of that learned body . Johnson acknowledged the favour in a letter to Dr. Leland , one of their number ; but I have not been able to obtain a copy of it.3 1 Dr. Thomas Leland , the translator ...
... honour to the judg- ment and liberal spirit of that learned body . Johnson acknowledged the favour in a letter to Dr. Leland , one of their number ; but I have not been able to obtain a copy of it.3 1 Dr. Thomas Leland , the translator ...
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... honour . " JOHNSON . Yes , Sir ; it does her honour , but it would do nobody else honour . I have , indeed , not read it all . But when I take up the end of a web , and find it packthread , I do not expect , by looking further , to find ...
... honour . " JOHNSON . Yes , Sir ; it does her honour , but it would do nobody else honour . I have , indeed , not read it all . But when I take up the end of a web , and find it packthread , I do not expect , by looking further , to find ...
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... honour is attended with more expense than even some of them are able to bear ; a handsome uniform , accoutrements , field days , & c . , are all attended with great cost and charges to them . Yet as they are , nevertheless , the most ...
... honour is attended with more expense than even some of them are able to bear ; a handsome uniform , accoutrements , field days , & c . , are all attended with great cost and charges to them . Yet as they are , nevertheless , the most ...
Contents
Becomes acquainted with Mr and Mrs Thrale | 13 |
Johnsons letter to Boswell at Paris | 22 |
Conversation with His Majesty at Buckingham House 5056 | 50 |
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