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" I wrote for some months in The Universal Visitor, for poor Smart, while he was mad, not then knowing the terms on which he was engaged to write, and thinking I was doing him good. I hoped his wits would soon return to him. Mine returned to me, and I wrote... "
The life of Samuel Johnson. Copious notes by Malone - Page 69
by James Boswell - 1821
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The Life of Samuel Johnson, LL.D.: Comprehending an Account of His ..., Volume 1

James Boswell - 1791 - 556 pages
...bibliopole, Sir, in every fenfe. I wrote for fome months in ' The Vifitor,' for poor Smart, while he. was mad,, not then knowing the terms on which he was...thinking I was doing him good. I hoped his wits would foon return to him.. Mine returned to me, and I wrote in ' The. Vifitor' no longer. 1 Johnfon certainly...
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A Complete Edition of the Poets of Great Britain..: Wilkie. Dodsley. Shaw ...

1795 - 1334 pages
...fome months in Tbc Vißtor" fays Dr. Johnfon, as reported by Mr. BcjfwelJ, " frr poor Smart, while he was mad ; not then knowing the terms on which he was engaged to wntf. arid thinking I was doing him good. I Ifbped his wits would loon return to him. Aline returned...
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The Works of the British Poets: With Prefaces, Biographical and ..., Volume 11

Robert Anderson - 1795 - 1288 pages
...Bofwell, " I poor Smart, while he was mad ; not then knowing the terms on which he was en^iged to wri and thinking I was doing him good. I hoped his wits would loon return to him. Mine return to me, and I wrote in The Vlfit'jr no longer." All the e'.Iays in T/je...
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Essays, Biographical, Critical, and Historical: Illustrative of ..., Volume 2

Nathan Drake - 1810 - 524 pages
...Sir, in every sense. I wrote for some months in ' The Universal Visitor,' for poor Smart, while he was mad, not then knowing the terms on which he was engaged to write, and thinking I was doing good. I hoped his wits would soon return to him. Mine returned to me, and I wrote in ' The Universal...
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Smart, Wilkie, P. Whitehead, Fawkes, Lovibond, Harte, Langhorne, Goldsmith ...

Alexander Chalmers - 1810 - 648 pages
...however, wrote a few papers for our poet ; " not then," he added," knowing the terras on which Smart was engaged to write, and thinking I was doing him...me, and I wrote in the Universal Visitor no longer." The pub. lication ceased in about two years from its commencement. Smart's madness, according to Dr....
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The Works of the English Poets, from Chaucer to Cowper: Including ..., Volume 16

Samuel Johnson - 1810 - 656 pages
...added," knowing the terms on which Smart was engaged to write, and thinking I was doing him good. 1 hoped his wits would soon return to him. Mine returned...me, and I wrote in the Universal Visitor no longer." The pub. lication ceased in about two years from its commencement. Smart's madness, according to Dr....
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Essays, Biographical, Critical, and Historical: Illustrative of ..., Volume 2

Nathan Drake - 1810 - 528 pages
...ih''every sense. I wrote fbir some ittbhths' in ' The 'Universal Visitor,' for poor Smart, wh?le he was mad, not then knowing the terms on which he was...engaged to write', ••and thinking I' was doing good. I hoped his wits \V6uld soon return to him. Mine returned to rfle, and I wrote in ' The Universal...
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Essays: Biographical, Critical, and Historical; Illustrative of ..., Volume 2

Nathan Drake - 1810 - 532 pages
...Sir, in every sense. I wrote for some months in ' The Universal Visitor,' for poor Smart, while he was mad, not then knowing the terms on which he was engaged to write, and thinking I was doing good. I hoped his wits would soon return to him. Mine returned to me, and I wrote in ' The Universal...
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The General Biographical Dictionary: Containing an Historical and ..., Volume 28

Alexander Chalmers - 1816 - 518 pages
...however, wrote a few papers for our poet, " not then," he added, " knowing the terms on which Smart was engaged to write, and thinking I was doing him...me, and I wrote in the Universal Visitor no longer." The publication ceased in about two years from its commencement. Smart's madness, according to Dr....
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The General Biographical Dictionary, Volume 28

Alexander Chalmers - 1816 - 522 pages
...however, wrote a few papers for our poet, " not then," he added, " knowing the terms an which Smart was engaged to write, and thinking I was doing him...me, and I wrote in the Universal Visitor no longer." The publication ceased in about two years from its commencement. Smart's madness, according to Dr....
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