Publications, Volume 7Published for the Grampian Club, 1874 |
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... appointed sheriff of Wigtonshire . He was raised to the bench in 1754 , when he assumed the title of Lord Auchinleck ; * he was appointed a Lord of Justiciary in the following year . About the year 1739 , Alexander Boswell married his ...
... appointed sheriff of Wigtonshire . He was raised to the bench in 1754 , when he assumed the title of Lord Auchinleck ; * he was appointed a Lord of Justiciary in the following year . About the year 1739 , Alexander Boswell married his ...
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... appointed Dean of Derry in 1769. He was consecrated Bishop of Killaloe in 1780 , and translated to the see of Limerick in 1794. He died at Wimbledon , Surrey , on the 7th June , 1806. He was a cherished friend of Dr. Goldsmith , and an ...
... appointed Dean of Derry in 1769. He was consecrated Bishop of Killaloe in 1780 , and translated to the see of Limerick in 1794. He died at Wimbledon , Surrey , on the 7th June , 1806. He was a cherished friend of Dr. Goldsmith , and an ...
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... appointed by Par- liament , and to be irremovable by the Crown . The Bill was ac- cepted by the Commons , but was , on the 17th December , rejected in the Upper House , through the influence of the King . The rejec- tion of this measure ...
... appointed by Par- liament , and to be irremovable by the Crown . The Bill was ac- cepted by the Commons , but was , on the 17th December , rejected in the Upper House , through the influence of the King . The rejec- tion of this measure ...
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... Johnson expired on the 13th December , 1784. He had prepared an autobiography , but destroyed it , with a portion of his correspondence , some weeks 1 before his decease . He appointed no literary executor MEMOIR OF JAMES BOSWELL . 135.
... Johnson expired on the 13th December , 1784. He had prepared an autobiography , but destroyed it , with a portion of his correspondence , some weeks 1 before his decease . He appointed no literary executor MEMOIR OF JAMES BOSWELL . 135.
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1 before his decease . He appointed no literary executor , nor left instructions respecting a memoir . Boswellcontemplated a different result , but did not publicly complain . From respect to Johnson's wishes he had abstained from ...
1 before his decease . He appointed no literary executor , nor left instructions respecting a memoir . Boswellcontemplated a different result , but did not publicly complain . From respect to Johnson's wishes he had abstained from ...
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