This lecture is taking place at the Georgian Group in Fitzroy Square on November 3rd - I wondered if it might be of interest to you. Yours, Natasha McEnroe ...
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Dear Johnsonites, I was unable to help with this query from Ralph Keyes, who's getting a copy of this message (and please do include him -- ...
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Oct 26, 2004 6:08 pm
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Nor is there further information in either the McGraw-Hill edition of Boswell's journals for April 30 1773, nor in the Redford edition of the 2nd volume of the...
Arthur Chandler writes: If you type in "fine, strike it out" into Google, you get a slew of references. Those that identify it place it in Boswell: ...
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Oct 26, 2004 6:41 pm
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On Tue, 26 Oct 2004 11:38:52 -0700, Arthur Chandler <arthurc@...> ... No question about it being in Boswell (it's in the April 1773 entries) I think the...
It sounds to me as if Johnson is recalling something he's read rather than speaking from his own personal experience of being at Oxford. There are several...
I'm sending this out a couple days in advance on the calendar, in case you've registered a work email address... So far as I know, Johnson never traipsed...
I'm not sure that Johnson would have been happy with Halloween. I for one am sorry to see how it has come to supplant Guy Fawkes. Regards, Alexander...
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Oct 29, 2004 8:23 am
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As we all know Johnson received a pension of 300 pounds in 1762. In re-reading Boswell for the Defense it was stated in an entry on March 19, 1772 that Paoli...
... There is that suggestion, but a couple points are worth remembering. On the side of the Crown, I'm sure there were political liabilities associated with...
King's College English Department and King's College Library Are happy to announce a FREE LECTURE 'A Granddame's Garrulity: Hester Lynch Piozzi in Late Life' ...
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Nov 10, 2004 4:30 pm
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When Boswell is describing Johnson's work on the Dictionary, he refers to Johnson "tugging at his oar". I had an idea that this was a Bible reference of some...
FWIW, a footnote in the Hill-Powell edition of Boswell's LOJ (vol I, pg. 189) refers to Rambler No. 141: "The task of every other slave [except the 'wit'] has...
I failed to mention, the footnote is in reference to the phrase JB used and about which you queried. On Wed, 10 Nov 2004 13:21:56 -0500, Frank Lynch...
On Wed, 10 Nov 2004 18:05:04 -0000, henry_hitchings ... Here's a little more, from Marshall Waingrow's Research Edition of Boswell's LOJ. Vol1, page 139...
There's an eBay auction of G.B. Hill's Boswell's LOJ in pretty beat-up shape for what looks to me like a low price ($30 currently), with a three page letter...
Christmas Carols in a Georgian setting at Dr Johnson's House Wednesday 15 December 2004 at 6pm - 8pm Come and join us at Dr Johnson's House for Christmas...
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Nov 23, 2004 3:33 pm
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I just passed through the living room, where my wife was watching "E. R." I honestly don't know why anyone would involve themselves in all that tension just...
Johnson Celebration Pembroke College 26-28 August 2005 Pembroke College (Oxford) is holding a three-day conference celebrating the 250th anniversary of one of...
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Jan 26, 2005 3:15 pm
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Special Event at the Georgian Group Wednesday 9 February 2005 6.30 -9.30pm The Georgian Group, 6 Fitzroy Square, London W1T 5DX Valentine's Day is around the...
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CALL FOR PAPERS Apothecaries, Art and Architecture: Interpreting Georgian Medicine A Joint Symposium IN HONOUR OF ROY PORTER organised by The Faculty of the...
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Mar 4, 2005 11:46 am
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I had this whimsical idea, another speculation. Not knowing everyone's familiarity with the term "blogger," I should start by defining it: a blog is a...
To me, I think an overlooked aspect of blogging is its existence outside the mainstream media. Whether it's Daily Kos or Little Green Footballs, they are...
Dear All, We are putting on a small display next month (opening April 12) about commemorative coins of Johnson. The main part of this display is going to be...
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Dr Johnson's House Events Spring / Summer Diary 2005 April 2005 Dictionary celebrations This April sees the 250th anniversary of the publication of Johnson's...
