DISTINGUISHED PERSONS:

SELECTED AND ARRANGED

FROM

MR. BOSWELL'S LIFE OF JOHNSON.

IN TWO VOLUMES

VOL. II.

He that questioneth much shall learn much, and content much; but especially if he

apply his questions to the skill of the persons whom he asketh : for he shall give
them occasion to please themselves in speaking, and himself shall continually gather
knowledge,

Bacon's Essays.

LONDON:
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ORME; LACKINGTON, ALLEN, AND Co.; VERNOR, HOOD, AND
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