Who's who in Boswell?Printed at the Shakespeare Head Press and sold by B. Blackwell, 1935 - Biography & Autobiography - 366 pages |
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... thought no one had ever so thoroughly mas- tered a foreign tongue . From 1766 , except for intervals of travel , Baretti remained in this country , till he died unmarried in London . Baretti ob- tained a letter of introduction from ...
... thought no one had ever so thoroughly mas- tered a foreign tongue . From 1766 , except for intervals of travel , Baretti remained in this country , till he died unmarried in London . Baretti ob- tained a letter of introduction from ...
Page 152
... thought these defects due to foppery rather than imbecility . To avoid excessive praise , the doctor relates , Harte left London just before his book appeared , and its cold reception made him ashamed to return . But Johnson and even ...
... thought these defects due to foppery rather than imbecility . To avoid excessive praise , the doctor relates , Harte left London just before his book appeared , and its cold reception made him ashamed to return . But Johnson and even ...
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... thought of Lord Lyttel- ton's history , then just published . Johnson said he thought his style pretty good , but that he blamed Henry II rather too much . ' The author's anxiety for perfect accuracy led to printing some parts of this ...
... thought of Lord Lyttel- ton's history , then just published . Johnson said he thought his style pretty good , but that he blamed Henry II rather too much . ' The author's anxiety for perfect accuracy led to printing some parts of this ...
Contents
SAMUEL JOHNSON LL D 17091784 | 2 |
CONTEMPORARY BISHOPS OF LICHFIELD | 8 |
JOHNSON IN SCOTLAND | 14 |
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