 | James Boswell - 1822 - 508 pages
...must ensure it credit and success, the Life of Dr. Johnson is, with the greatest propriety, dedicated to Sir Joshua Reynolds, who was the intimate and beloved...the most difficulty how to abuse." You, my dear Sir, studied him, and knew him well : you venerated and admired him. Yet, luminous as he was upon the whole,... | |
 | Sir William Forbes - 1824 - 446 pages
...letters will be found some details, confirming the account which I have given of Dr. Beattie's visit to if he should quarrel with him, he should find the most difficulty how to abuse." To that great artist, and excellent man, whose house one of our mutual friends * has well denominated... | |
 | Sir William Forbes - 1824 - 462 pages
...letters will be found some details, confirming the account which I have given of Dr. Beattie's visit to if he should quarrel with him, he should find the most difficulty how to abuse." To that great artist, and excellent man, whose house one of our mutual friends * has well denominated... | |
 | James Boswell - 1826 - 440 pages
...nfust ensure it credit and success ; the life of Dr. Johnson is with the greatest propriety dedicated to sir Joshua Reynolds, who was the intimate and beloved...the most difficulty how to abuse." You, my dear sir, studied him, and knew him well : you venerated and admired him. Yet, luminous as he was upon the whole,... | |
 | James Boswell - 1826 - 442 pages
...must ensure it credit and success ; the life of Dr. Johnson is with the greatest propriety dedicated to sir Joshua Reynolds, who was the intimate and beloved...if he should quarrel with him, he should find the nlost difficulty how to abuse." You, my dear sir, studied him, and knew him well : you venerated and... | |
 | James Boswell - 1827 - 622 pages
...must insure it credit and success, the Life of Dr. Johnson is, with the greatest propriety, dedicated ome to him. That man fat no common ÍOH. The moralists all talk of the Ъе " the most in vulnerable man he knew; whom, if he should quarrel with him, he should find the... | |
 | James Boswell - 1827 - 576 pages
...must insure it credit and success, the Life of Dr. Johnson is, with the greatest propriety, dedicated to Sir Joshua Reynolds, who was the intimate and beloved...friend of that great man ; the friend whom he declared tobe " the most invulnerable man he knew ; whom, if he should quarrel with him, he should find the... | |
 | James Boswell - 1831 - 602 pages
...must ensure it credit and success, the Life of Dr. Johnson is, with the greatest propriety, dedicated to Sir Joshua Reynolds, who was the intimate and beloved...the most difficulty how to abuse." You, my dear sir, studied him, and knew him well ; you venerated and admired him. Yet luminous as he was upon the whole,... | |
 | James Boswell - 1831 - 604 pages
...must ensure it credit and success, the Life of Dr. Johnson is, with the greatest propriety, dedicated to Sir Joshua Reynolds, who was the intimate and beloved...the most difficulty how to abuse." You, my dear sir, studied him, and knew him well ; you venerated and admired him. Yet luminous as he was upon the whole,... | |
 | James Boswell - 1831 - 600 pages
...must ensure it credit and success, the Life of Dr. Johnson is, with the greatest propriety, dedicated to Sir Joshua Reynolds, who was the intimate and beloved...the most difficulty how to abuse." You, my dear sir, studied him, and knew him well ; you venerated and admired him. Yet luminous as he was upon the whole,... | |
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Reynolds, who was the intimate and beloved friend of that great man ; the friend whom he declared to be " the most invulnerable man he knew ; whom, if he should quarrel with him, he should find the most difficulty how to abuse. 
