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... compositions . Of these Mr Boswell obtained a considerable collection from Mr Wentworth , the son of his master , and Mr Hector his school - fellow ; of which he has pre- served some translations from Homer , Virgil , Horace , & c ...
... compositions . Of these Mr Boswell obtained a considerable collection from Mr Wentworth , the son of his master , and Mr Hector his school - fellow ; of which he has pre- served some translations from Homer , Virgil , Horace , & c ...
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... composition by which he afterwards became distinguished , it would be desirable to see ; but they are no longer in existence . In June 1733 he resided in the house of a Mr Jarvis , in another part of that town , where he translated and ...
... composition by which he afterwards became distinguished , it would be desirable to see ; but they are no longer in existence . In June 1733 he resided in the house of a Mr Jarvis , in another part of that town , where he translated and ...
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... composition , from Johnson's own relation to her , is confirmed by the true history of those verses , from the recollection of Mr Hector ; which is , that they were written at Birmingham , in 1731 , at his request , in about half an ...
... composition , from Johnson's own relation to her , is confirmed by the true history of those verses , from the recollection of Mr Hector ; which is , that they were written at Birmingham , in 1731 , at his request , in about half an ...
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... now an adventurer in the British capital , with- out relations , friends , interest , or gainful pro- fession , he was compelled to renounce dramatic composition , the most profitable species of li- terature , 80 THE LIFE OF.
... now an adventurer in the British capital , with- out relations , friends , interest , or gainful pro- fession , he was compelled to renounce dramatic composition , the most profitable species of li- terature , 80 THE LIFE OF.
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With Critical Observations on His Works Robert Anderson. composition , the most profitable species of li- terature , and , assuming the precarious avoca- tion of an " author by profession and trade , " to depend on his stores of learning ...
With Critical Observations on His Works Robert Anderson. composition , the most profitable species of li- terature , and , assuming the precarious avoca- tion of an " author by profession and trade , " to depend on his stores of learning ...
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