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Pagina xiv
... knowledge and abilities , but on account of the magnificent , yet dangerous embassy , in which he is now employed , which makes every thing that relates to him peculiarly interesting . Lord Macartney favoured me with his own copy of my ...
... knowledge and abilities , but on account of the magnificent , yet dangerous embassy , in which he is now employed , which makes every thing that relates to him peculiarly interesting . Lord Macartney favoured me with his own copy of my ...
Pagina 2
... knowledge of books and literary history ; but from the rigid formality of his man- ners , it is evident that they never could have lived toge- ther with companionable ease and familiarity ; nor had sir John Hawkins that nice perception ...
... knowledge of books and literary history ; but from the rigid formality of his man- ners , it is evident that they never could have lived toge- ther with companionable ease and familiarity ; nor had sir John Hawkins that nice perception ...
Pagina 5
... knowledge , and makes haste to gratify the publick curiosity , there is dan- ger lest his interest , his fear , his gratitude , or his tender- ness , overpower his fidelity , and tempt him to conceal , if not to invent . There are many ...
... knowledge , and makes haste to gratify the publick curiosity , there is dan- ger lest his interest , his fear , his gratitude , or his tender- ness , overpower his fidelity , and tempt him to conceal , if not to invent . There are many ...
Pagina 7
... knowledge , whether we intend to enlarge our science or increase our virtue , are more important than publick occurrences . Thus Sallust , the great master of nature , has not forgot in his account of Catiline to remark , that his walk ...
... knowledge , whether we intend to enlarge our science or increase our virtue , are more important than publick occurrences . Thus Sallust , the great master of nature , has not forgot in his account of Catiline to remark , that his walk ...
Pagina 8
... knowledge may be lost in imparting it , and how soon a succession of copies will lose all resem- blance of the original . " I am fully aware of the objections which may be made to the minuteness , on some occasions , of my detail of ...
... knowledge may be lost in imparting it , and how soon a succession of copies will lose all resem- blance of the original . " I am fully aware of the objections which may be made to the minuteness , on some occasions , of my detail of ...
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acknowl acquaintance admiration afterwards appears believe BENNET LANGTON bishop bookseller Boswell Burney Cave character conversation dear sir death Dictionary Dodsley edition eminent endeavour English Essay evid excellent father favour Garrick gave genius Gentleman's Magazine give happy heard Hector honour hope house of Stuart humble servant Johnson Joseph Warton kind king labour lady Langton language late Latin learned letter Lichfield literary lived London lord Chesterfield Lucy Porter Malone manner master mentioned merit mind never obliged observed occasion opinion Oxford paper Pembroke college person pleased pleasure poem poet praise Preface publick published Rambler remarkable reverend Richard Savage Robert Dodsley Samuel Johnson Savage Shakspeare sir John Hawkins sir Joshua Reynolds spirit style suppose talk thing THOMAS WARTON thought Thrale tion told translation truth verses Warton William wish write written wrote