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... described the tower as " of great antiquity " ( Pottle / Bennett , p . 86 ) , proof , if needed , that great age can be described in more ways than one . 11. The " most regular Fortification in the Island " ( p . 64 ) ; p . 19 . ... 12 ...
... described the tower as " of great antiquity " ( Pottle / Bennett , p . 86 ) , proof , if needed , that great age can be described in more ways than one . 11. The " most regular Fortification in the Island " ( p . 64 ) ; p . 19 . ... 12 ...
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... described as “ about thirty eight feet long , and eighteen broad " in the letter to Mrs. Thrale ( p . 105 ) , but expanded to " about sixty feet in length , and thirty in breadth " in the Journey ( p . 120 ) . The dimensions are given ...
... described as “ about thirty eight feet long , and eighteen broad " in the letter to Mrs. Thrale ( p . 105 ) , but expanded to " about sixty feet in length , and thirty in breadth " in the Journey ( p . 120 ) . The dimensions are given ...
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... described by Thomson in his Castle of Indolence . " Thirteen lines are quoted ( I : 139 ) . The “ fatal effects " of luxury " are described with no less truth than poetical imagery in Thomson's Castle of Indolence " ( I : 160 ) . The ...
... described by Thomson in his Castle of Indolence . " Thirteen lines are quoted ( I : 139 ) . The “ fatal effects " of luxury " are described with no less truth than poetical imagery in Thomson's Castle of Indolence " ( I : 160 ) . The ...
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Paging Through Boswells Life of Johnson | 3 |
Notes on Johnsons Hebridean Jaunt | 15 |
Johnsons Early Translations from Virgil Homer and Horace | 23 |
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