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... Boswell's admiration ? Is it not usual for the worshipper to fall prostrate before his idol ? I admit the point of the ques- tion ; it may be prudent to discount Boswell's praise . And , if Macaulay was right , to be praised by Boswell ...
... Boswell's admiration ? Is it not usual for the worshipper to fall prostrate before his idol ? I admit the point of the ques- tion ; it may be prudent to discount Boswell's praise . And , if Macaulay was right , to be praised by Boswell ...
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... Boswell has hurt his own reputation more than Boswell's . ' Read Boswell's estimate of Gold- smith , his comparison of Johnson's style with Addison's , " of Fielding with Richardson , or the character of John- son which concludes his ...
... Boswell has hurt his own reputation more than Boswell's . ' Read Boswell's estimate of Gold- smith , his comparison of Johnson's style with Addison's , " of Fielding with Richardson , or the character of John- son which concludes his ...
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... Boswell's Life of Johnson ( Birkbeck Hill ) , ii . 379n . Boswell's Life of Johnson ( Birkbeck Hill ) , iv . 408n . Britain and Ireland to the time of Dean Swift .
... Boswell's Life of Johnson ( Birkbeck Hill ) , ii . 379n . Boswell's Life of Johnson ( Birkbeck Hill ) , iv . 408n . Britain and Ireland to the time of Dean Swift .
Contents
INTRODUCTION | 9 |
JOHNSONS STYLE AND MANNERISMS | 24 |
JOHNSON ON PASTORAL | 60 |
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