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... written by that 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 ...
... written by that 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 ...
Pagina xi
... writing - biography , memoirs , familiar letters , and that assemblage of literary anec- dotes which the French have taught us to distinguish by the termination Ana . 66 Having no domestic ties or duties , the latter portion of Dr ...
... writing - biography , memoirs , familiar letters , and that assemblage of literary anec- dotes which the French have taught us to distinguish by the termination Ana . 66 Having no domestic ties or duties , the latter portion of Dr ...
Pagina xiv
... written with good sense , in an easy and perspicuous style , and without ( which seems odd enough ) any palpable imitation of Johnson . But in recording conversa- tions he is unrivalled : that he was eminently accurate in sub- stance ...
... written with good sense , in an easy and perspicuous style , and without ( which seems odd enough ) any palpable imitation of Johnson . But in recording conversa- tions he is unrivalled : that he was eminently accurate in sub- stance ...
Pagina xvii
... written , and the sound or action recall to the imagination at once his form , his merits , his peculiarities , nay , the very uncouthness of his gestures , and the deep im- pressive tone of his voice . We learn not only what he said ...
... written , and the sound or action recall to the imagination at once his form , his merits , his peculiarities , nay , the very uncouthness of his gestures , and the deep im- pressive tone of his voice . We learn not only what he said ...
Pagina xviii
... written biography . Boswell has beaten them all . This book resembles nothing so much as the conversation or the ... writing down the talk of others , even to their Arlequiniana , for Harlequin too must talk xviii PREFACE .
... written biography . Boswell has beaten them all . This book resembles nothing so much as the conversation or the ... writing down the talk of others , even to their Arlequiniana , for Harlequin too must talk xviii PREFACE .
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