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... language , the Life by James Boswell , which first appeared in 1791 . It has been Mr. Roberts's purpose to show Johnson in his grandeur independently of Boswell . This he is able to do through quotations which spring from long ...
... language , the Life by James Boswell , which first appeared in 1791 . It has been Mr. Roberts's purpose to show Johnson in his grandeur independently of Boswell . This he is able to do through quotations which spring from long ...
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... language , he accepted the offer and produced his Plan in 1747. He was drawn forward , he said , with the prospect of employment which , though not splendid , would be useful . The Plan was addressed to Lord Chesterfield , whose initial ...
... language , he accepted the offer and produced his Plan in 1747. He was drawn forward , he said , with the prospect of employment which , though not splendid , would be useful . The Plan was addressed to Lord Chesterfield , whose initial ...
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... LANGUAGE ( 1747 ) . THE VANITY OF HUMAN WISHES ( 1749 ) . Edited by E. J. Payne , Oxford , 1876 ; edited by T. S. ... LANGUAGE , 2 vols . ( 1755 ) . A DICTIONARY OF THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE . Abstracted from the folio edition , 2 vols ...
... LANGUAGE ( 1747 ) . THE VANITY OF HUMAN WISHES ( 1749 ) . Edited by E. J. Payne , Oxford , 1876 ; edited by T. S. ... LANGUAGE , 2 vols . ( 1755 ) . A DICTIONARY OF THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE . Abstracted from the folio edition , 2 vols ...
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