Excerpt from Boswell's Autobiography The motor forces so Often alluded to betoken the various forms of exuberance which exerted a sort of pressure on Boswell's ebullient disposition. He thus brought all his varied powers to the enforcement Of his one great aim and end - viz., the assertion of his supremacy. The list of the author's writings shows that he at least deserves the credit of industry in his Johnsonian studies, which have been pursued for a period of at least fifty years. So I hope I may claim some credit for ...
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Excerpt from Boswell's Autobiography The motor forces so Often alluded to betoken the various forms of exuberance which exerted a sort of pressure on Boswell's ebullient disposition. He thus brought all his varied powers to the enforcement Of his one great aim and end - viz., the assertion of his supremacy. The list of the author's writings shows that he at least deserves the credit of industry in his Johnsonian studies, which have been pursued for a period of at least fifty years. So I hope I may claim some credit for these contributions to what the great Sage has called the public stock of harmless pleasure, without being thought boast ful or egotistic. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at ... This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
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