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Pagina ix
... . Harwood , the histo- rian of Lichfield , who procured for him , through Mrs. Pearson , the widow of the legatee of Miss Lucy Porter , many letters addressed to that lady 66 by Dr. Johnson , but for which Boswell had PREFACE . ix.
... . Harwood , the histo- rian of Lichfield , who procured for him , through Mrs. Pearson , the widow of the legatee of Miss Lucy Porter , many letters addressed to that lady 66 by Dr. Johnson , but for which Boswell had PREFACE . ix.
Pagina x
... lady , and entitled " Recollections of Dr. Johnson ; " of Mr. Markland , whom he thanks ( as the present Editors must again do ) for " a great deal of zealous assist- ance and valuable information , " — including a copy of Mrs. Piozzi's ...
... lady , and entitled " Recollections of Dr. Johnson ; " of Mr. Markland , whom he thanks ( as the present Editors must again do ) for " a great deal of zealous assist- ance and valuable information , " — including a copy of Mrs. Piozzi's ...
Pagina xvii
... Lady Macbeth , or Kemble in Cardinal Wolsey . All this , as the world knows , arises from his having found in James Boswell such a biographer as no man but himself ever had , or ever deserved to have . Considering the eminent per- sons ...
... Lady Macbeth , or Kemble in Cardinal Wolsey . All this , as the world knows , arises from his having found in James Boswell such a biographer as no man but himself ever had , or ever deserved to have . Considering the eminent per- sons ...
Pagina 20
... lady who once lived in great intimacy with him . There is , in the British Museum , a letter from Bishop Warburton to Dr. Birch , on the subject or biography ; which , though I am aware it may expose me to a charge of artfully raising ...
... lady who once lived in great intimacy with him . There is , in the British Museum , a letter from Bishop Warburton to Dr. Birch , on the subject or biography ; which , though I am aware it may expose me to a charge of artfully raising ...
Pagina 24
... lady ( 2 ) , conversation ' could no more be expected , than from a Chinese mandarin on a chimney - piece , or the fantastic figures on a gilt leather skreen . If authority be required , let us appeal to Plutarch , the prince of ancient ...
... lady ( 2 ) , conversation ' could no more be expected , than from a Chinese mandarin on a chimney - piece , or the fantastic figures on a gilt leather skreen . If authority be required , let us appeal to Plutarch , the prince of ancient ...
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