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Some of these , the persons who were favoured with them are unwilling should be mentioned , from a too anxious apprehension , as I think , that they might be suspected of having received larger assistance ; and some , after all the ...
Some of these , the persons who were favoured with them are unwilling should be mentioned , from a too anxious apprehension , as I think , that they might be suspected of having received larger assistance ; and some , after all the ...
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He received me with much kindness . The fragments of our first conversation , which I have preserved , are these : I told him that Voltaire , in a conversation with me , had distinguished Pope and Dryden thus : - " Pope drives a ...
He received me with much kindness . The fragments of our first conversation , which I have preserved , are these : I told him that Voltaire , in a conversation with me , had distinguished Pope and Dryden thus : - " Pope drives a ...
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+ -Most of the pieces in this volume have evidently received additions from his superiour pen ; particularly , Verses to Mr. Rich- ardson , on his Sir Charles Grandison ; The Excursion ; Reflections on a Grave digging in Westminster ...
+ -Most of the pieces in this volume have evidently received additions from his superiour pen ; particularly , Verses to Mr. Rich- ardson , on his Sir Charles Grandison ; The Excursion ; Reflections on a Grave digging in Westminster ...
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I believe you may receive some intelligence from Mrs. Baker of the theatre , whose letter I received at the same time with yours ; and to whom , if you see her , you will make my excuse for the seeming neglect of answering her .
I believe you may receive some intelligence from Mrs. Baker of the theatre , whose letter I received at the same time with yours ; and to whom , if you see her , you will make my excuse for the seeming neglect of answering her .
Pagina 36
... exclaimed , " Well , you ac- quitted yourself in this conversation better than I should have done ; for I should have bowed and stammered through the whole of it . " I received no letter from Johnson this year ; nor 36 [ 1767 .
... exclaimed , " Well , you ac- quitted yourself in this conversation better than I should have done ; for I should have bowed and stammered through the whole of it . " I received no letter from Johnson this year ; nor 36 [ 1767 .
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| Titel | The Life of Samuel Johnson, LL.D. Oxford English classics Volume 2 van The Life of Samuel Johnson, LL.D, James Boswell |
| Auteur | James Boswell |
| Uitgever | Talboys & Wheeler, 1826 |
| Oorspronkelijk uit | Oxford University |
| Gedigitaliseerd | 18 juni 2007 |
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