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INTRODUCTION BOSWELL'S Life of Johnson was published on May 16th , 1791 , in two volumes quarto . A supplementary volume was added in 1794 , followed almost immediately by a second edition in three volumes octavo , in which however the ...
INTRODUCTION BOSWELL'S Life of Johnson was published on May 16th , 1791 , in two volumes quarto . A supplementary volume was added in 1794 , followed almost immediately by a second edition in three volumes octavo , in which however the ...
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James Boswell. INTRODUCTION ix the Journal of a Tour to the Hebrides ; the sixth is almost entirely filled with an index that may truly be called prodigious ; all are rich in appendixes , while Croker himself was not a busier ...
James Boswell. INTRODUCTION ix the Journal of a Tour to the Hebrides ; the sixth is almost entirely filled with an index that may truly be called prodigious ; all are rich in appendixes , while Croker himself was not a busier ...
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Of Boswell himself , and of his work , can any new thing be said ? " Homer is not more decidedly the first of heroic poets , Shakespeare is not more decidedly the first of dramatists , Demosthenes is not more decidedly the first of ...
Of Boswell himself , and of his work , can any new thing be said ? " Homer is not more decidedly the first of heroic poets , Shakespeare is not more decidedly the first of dramatists , Demosthenes is not more decidedly the first of ...
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James Boswell. INTRODUCTION xi 66 1 It was mentioned in complimentary or courteous fashion , were still alive , have long since passed ... The enjoyment of Boswell's skill is unalloyed by any bitter memories of personal corroboration .
James Boswell. INTRODUCTION xi 66 1 It was mentioned in complimentary or courteous fashion , were still alive , have long since passed ... The enjoyment of Boswell's skill is unalloyed by any bitter memories of personal corroboration .
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It should be remembered too that Boswell was essentially a man of whom it may be said that he was his own worst enemy . No member of that distinguished society which he so assiduously courted seems to have nourished an unkindly feeling ...
It should be remembered too that Boswell was essentially a man of whom it may be said that he was his own worst enemy . No member of that distinguished society which he so assiduously courted seems to have nourished an unkindly feeling ...
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