Letters of James Boswell, Addressed to the Rev. W.J. Temple: Now First Published from the Original MssR. Bentley, 1857 - 407 |
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Abbé Raynal account of Corsica acquaintance admirable agreeable amiable amusement ANDREW ERSKINE appear Auchinleck believe best compliments BOSWELL AND ERSKINE Boswell's character comfort confess conversation correspondence Corsican Court of Session daughter David David Hume deal dear friend dear Temple dearest friend dined Dundas Edinburgh elegant father favour feel following letter fond gentleman give Gray happy hear honour hope Hume hypochondria imagine Inner Temple JAMES BOSWELL John Johnson kind lady Lisburne literary live London Lord Lisburne Lord Lonsdale Malone Mamhead married mind Miss Blair never night obliged occasion Paoli perhaps Perreau pleased pleasure Pray present Princess published racter received remarks Rudd Samuel Johnson says Scotland sensible sincerely Sir Joshua soon spirits strange talk tell Temple's thought tion told uneasy vanity week wife wish woman worthy write written wrote Wyvill yesterday young
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