Boswell: the Ominous Years, 1774-1776McGraw-Hill, 1963 - 427 Seiten The shape of the years to come emerges from this volume of which more than one-half is occupied by the London journals. |
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... considered it as most disagreeable to be thus engaged with a boy , so that I could gain nothing in any way . But then he was anxious that the world should not have it in their power to represent me as without the proper resolution of a ...
... considered it as most disagreeable to be thus engaged with a boy , so that I could gain nothing in any way . But then he was anxious that the world should not have it in their power to represent me as without the proper resolution of a ...
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... considered that this was the important day of trial for me , or rather the important day of risk . There were some paltry images upon my chimney - piece , which revived ideas of saints . In a bookcase I found Tillotson's Sermons . I ...
... considered that this was the important day of trial for me , or rather the important day of risk . There were some paltry images upon my chimney - piece , which revived ideas of saints . In a bookcase I found Tillotson's Sermons . I ...
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... considered that to be the only true representation of an an- cient barony . I was under great temptations to quit my feudal resolution , for my father would make no immediate settlement on my wife and chil- dren , and my wife , who ...
... considered that to be the only true representation of an an- cient barony . I was under great temptations to quit my feudal resolution , for my father would make no immediate settlement on my wife and chil- dren , and my wife , who ...
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The Ominous Years 17741776 | 1 |
Joseph Brant Thayendanegea the Mohawk Chief c 17401807 From | 134 |
APPENDIX A Draft of a letter to Lord Auchinleck written by Boswell | 363 |
Urheberrecht | |
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Advocate affected agreed Alexander appeared asked attended Auchinleck believe Boswell Boswell's breakfast brother called Campbell Captain cause character Charles Church Colonel considered conversation Court daughter David deal DECEMBER dined dinner drank tea drink Edinburgh engaged England English Erskine father felt forenoon gave George give heard hope Italy James John Johnson journal keep kind Lady later letter lived London looked Lord MARCH mean meeting mentioned mind Miss morning never night notes NOVEMBER observed once opinion perhaps played pleased present pretty probably received returned Robert Scotland seemed seen sent Session showed Sir John spirits spoke SUNDAY supped talked tell thing thought told took town walked wife wished writing written wrote young