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... character which will win its way to the heart of the reader . There , in sum , is the secret of the enduring charm of Boswell's Johnson . And here , too , is the solution of the old riddle of how so simple a soul as Boswell could ...
... character which will win its way to the heart of the reader . There , in sum , is the secret of the enduring charm of Boswell's Johnson . And here , too , is the solution of the old riddle of how so simple a soul as Boswell could ...
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... character exhibited on the stage as that of Croaker . I observed it was the Suspirius of his Rambler . He said ... characters of nature and characters of manners ; and there is the difference between the 1 [ See " The Journal of a Tour ...
... character exhibited on the stage as that of Croaker . I observed it was the Suspirius of his Rambler . He said ... characters of nature and characters of manners ; and there is the difference between the 1 [ See " The Journal of a Tour ...
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James Boswell. characters of Fielding and those of Richardson . Characters of man- ners are very entertaining ; but they are ... character of manners , though drawn with great humour . " He then repeated , very happily , all Sir Francis's ...
James Boswell. characters of Fielding and those of Richardson . Characters of man- ners are very entertaining ; but they are ... character of manners , though drawn with great humour . " He then repeated , very happily , all Sir Francis's ...
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