The life of Samuel Johnson, , comprehending an account of his studies and numerous works, in chronological order; a series of his epistolary correspondence and conversations with many eminent persons . in my archives at Auchinleck. An honourable and reverend friendspeaking of the favourable reception of my volumes, even in the circles offashion and elegance, said to me, You have made them all talk , I may add, I have Johnsonised the land; and I tiiist they will not onlytalk, but think, Johnson. To enumerate those to whom I have been thus indebted would be tediouslyostentatious.
The life of Samuel Johnson, , comprehending an account of his studies and numerous works, in chronological order; a series of his epistolary correspondence and conversations with many eminent persons . in my archives at Auchinleck. An honourable and reverend friendspeaking of the favourable reception of my volumes, even in the circles offashion and elegance, said to me, You have made them all talk , I may add, I have Johnsonised the land; and I tiiist they will not onlytalk, but think, Johnson. To enumerate those to whom I have been thus indebted would be tediouslyostentatious. I cannot, however, but name one whose praise is truly valuable,not only on account of his knowledge and abilities, but on account of the mag-nificent, yet dangerous embassy, in which he is now employed, which makesevery thing that relates to him peciiliarly interesting. Lord Macartneyfavoured me with his own copy of my book, wdth a number of notes, of whichI have availed myself. On the first leaf I found, in his lordships handwriting,an inscription of such high commendation, that even I, vain as I am, cannotprevail on myself to publish it. July 1, 1793. J. BoswELL. MK. malones advertisemi:nts. XXI1. EDMCXD ADVEETISEMENT TO THE THIRD EDITION. Several valuable letters, and other curious matter, having been communicatedto the author too late to be arranged in that chronological order which he hadendeavoured uniformly to observe in his work, he was obliged to introducethem in his second edition, by way of Addenda, as commodiously as he the present edition they have been distributed in their proper places. Inrevising his volmnes for a new edition he had pointed out where some of thesematerials should be inserted; but unfortunately, in the midst of his labours,he was seized with a fever, of which, to the great regret of all his friends, hedied on the 19th of May, 1795, All the Notes that he had written in themargin of the copy which he had in part revised, are here
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