The Life of Samuel Johnson, LL.D.: Together with A Journal of a Tour to the Hebrides, Volume 2Bickers and Son, 1874 - Authors, English |
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... BOSWELL . A REPRINT OF THE FIRST EDITION . TO WHICH ARE ADDED MR . BOSWELL'S CORRECTIONS AND ADDITIONS , Issued in 1792 ; the Variations of the Second Edition , with some of the Author's Notes prepared for the Third : the whole EDITED ...
... BOSWELL . A REPRINT OF THE FIRST EDITION . TO WHICH ARE ADDED MR . BOSWELL'S CORRECTIONS AND ADDITIONS , Issued in 1792 ; the Variations of the Second Edition , with some of the Author's Notes prepared for the Third : the whole EDITED ...
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... Boswell gives a little programme of their enjoyments . To - day I dine at Sir John Pringle's ; to - morrow at Dilly's , with Mr. Johnson and Langton , & c .; Thursday at Tom Davies's , with Mr. Johnson and some others ; Friday at the ...
... Boswell gives a little programme of their enjoyments . To - day I dine at Sir John Pringle's ; to - morrow at Dilly's , with Mr. Johnson and Langton , & c .; Thursday at Tom Davies's , with Mr. Johnson and some others ; Friday at the ...
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... Boswell's report is meagre , but Dr. Campbell jotted down some notes which show that the conversation was interest- ing and characteristic . This proves that ⚫ Boswell was fitful in his task of reporter , and sometimes allowed as much ...
... Boswell's report is meagre , but Dr. Campbell jotted down some notes which show that the conversation was interest- ing and characteristic . This proves that ⚫ Boswell was fitful in his task of reporter , and sometimes allowed as much ...
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... BoSWELL . " That was , because what he got , accumulated without any exertion and anxiety on his part . " While the ... Boswell's " Johnson , " viz . , that he was " shy , sly , and dry . " 2 A Captain Northall , who had travelled in ...
... BoSWELL . " That was , because what he got , accumulated without any exertion and anxiety on his part . " While the ... Boswell's " Johnson , " viz . , that he was " shy , sly , and dry . " 2 A Captain Northall , who had travelled in ...
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... Boswell's report of this evening is again meagre , and it would almost seem that at these large dinners he grew too convivial to carry out his duties . Dr. Campbell's diary supplies some cha- racteristic details : " Dined with Thrale ...
... Boswell's report of this evening is again meagre , and it would almost seem that at these large dinners he grew too convivial to carry out his duties . Dr. Campbell's diary supplies some cha- racteristic details : " Dined with Thrale ...
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