The Life of Samuel Johnson, LL.D.J. Murray, 1831 - Authors, English |
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Page vii
... doubt that personal pique tinged many passages of his book , which , whenever the editor could trace it , he has not failed to notice . - ED . or less light , and lights more or less favourable PREFACE TO THIS EDITION . vii.
... doubt that personal pique tinged many passages of his book , which , whenever the editor could trace it , he has not failed to notice . - ED . or less light , and lights more or less favourable PREFACE TO THIS EDITION . vii.
Page xiii
... this edition is about 100 - the number of those collected from various publications ( including the extracts from Mrs. Piozzi's ) is about 200.-E. one volume in 1785 , and which , no doubt PREFACE TO THIS EDITION . xiii.
... this edition is about 100 - the number of those collected from various publications ( including the extracts from Mrs. Piozzi's ) is about 200.-E. one volume in 1785 , and which , no doubt PREFACE TO THIS EDITION . xiii.
Page xiv
... doubt , ( for Dr. Strahan says so ) Dr. Johnson sanctioned ; but mixed with them were those diaries to which it is probable that Dr. Johnson did not advert , and which there is every reason to suppose he never could have intended to ...
... doubt , ( for Dr. Strahan says so ) Dr. Johnson sanctioned ; but mixed with them were those diaries to which it is probable that Dr. Johnson did not advert , and which there is every reason to suppose he never could have intended to ...
Page xv
... doubt , have inserted it , as he did the similar notes of the Tour in France in the succeeding year . By the liberality of Mr. Duppa , the editor has been enabled to incorporate this volume with the present edition . The editor will now ...
... doubt , have inserted it , as he did the similar notes of the Tour in France in the succeeding year . By the liberality of Mr. Duppa , the editor has been enabled to incorporate this volume with the present edition . The editor will now ...
Page xvi
... doubt have enabled him to fill up all the blanks and clear away much of the obscurity that exist in the printed LIFE . It was to be hoped that the archives of Auchinleck , which Mr. Boswell frequently and pompously mentions , would ...
... doubt have enabled him to fill up all the blanks and clear away much of the obscurity that exist in the printed LIFE . It was to be hoped that the archives of Auchinleck , which Mr. Boswell frequently and pompously mentions , would ...
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