| Evidence: | '[extract of a letter from the Earl of Orrery to Dr Birch] I have just now seen the specimen of Mr Johnson's dictionary, addressed to Lord Chesterfield. I am much pleased with the plan, and I think the specimen is one of the best that I have ever read. Most specimens disgust, rather than prejudice us in favour of the work to follow; but the language of Mr Johnson's is good, and the arguments are properly and modestly expressed'. |
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| Century: | 1700-1799 | ||||||||||
| Date: | 30 Dec 1747 | ||||||||||
| Country: | England | ||||||||||
| Time: | n/a | ||||||||||
| Place: | n/a | ||||||||||
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| Reader: | John Boyle, 5th Earl of Orrery |
| Age | Adult (18-100+) |
| Gender | Male |
| Date of Birth | 13 Jan 1707 |
| Socio-economic group: | Royalty / aristocracy |
| Occupation: | man of letters and peer |
| Religion: | n/a |
| Country of origin: | England |
| Country of experience: | England |
| Listeners present if any: (e.g. family, servants,
friends, workmates) |
n/a |
| Additional comments: | n/a |
| Author: | Samuel Johnson |
| Title: | [Plan or prospectus for his dictionary] |
| Genre: | Reference / General works |
| Form of Text: | Manuscript: Unknown |
| Publication details: | n/a |
| Provenance: | borrowed (other) the copy sent to Lord Chesterfield |
| Record ID: | 20786 | |
| Source - | ||
| Author: | James Boswell | |
| Editor: | R.W. Chapman | |
| Title: | Life of Johnson | |
| Place of Publication: | Oxford | |
| Date of Publication: | 1980 | |
| Vol: | n/a | |
| Page: | 134 | |
| Additional comments: | n/a |
| Citation: | James Boswell , R.W. Chapman (ed.), Life of Johnson (Oxford, 1980), p. 134, http://can-red-lec.library.dal.ca/Arts/reading/recorddetails2.php?id=20786, accessed: 18 April 2024 | |
| Originally published 1791. |
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