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... edition of the Christian Morals as long ago as 1979 , has anticipated much of what I would have written about the notes in the edition . In 1979 I argued against Johnson's being the annotator ; since then I have done a volte - face ...
... edition of the Christian Morals as long ago as 1979 , has anticipated much of what I would have written about the notes in the edition . In 1979 I argued against Johnson's being the annotator ; since then I have done a volte - face ...
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... edition ( 1755 ) or the revised edition in 1773.2 Sixteen words defined in the edition are not so defined in the Dictionary.3 A seventeenth word , " apparitions , " defined in the edition as " Appearances without realities " ( p . 89 ) ...
... edition ( 1755 ) or the revised edition in 1773.2 Sixteen words defined in the edition are not so defined in the Dictionary.3 A seventeenth word , " apparitions , " defined in the edition as " Appearances without realities " ( p . 89 ) ...
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... edition of Shakespeare's plays ( 1765 ) , he did not single out any of the ten se- lections for general comment . Indeed , when he came to the text of the third selection , " How many thousands of my poorest subjects , " 2 Henry IV ...
... edition of Shakespeare's plays ( 1765 ) , he did not single out any of the ten se- lections for general comment . Indeed , when he came to the text of the third selection , " How many thousands of my poorest subjects , " 2 Henry IV ...
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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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