| Evidence: | 'I could not but smile, at the same time that I was offended, to observe Sheridan, in "The Life of Swift", which he afterwards published, attempting, in the writhings of his resentment, to depreciate Johnson, by characterising him as "A writer of gigantick fame in these days of little men"; that very Johnson whom he once so highly admired and venerated'. |
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| Century: | 1850-1899 | ||||||||||
| Date: | Between 1 Jan 1763 and 31 Dec 1784 | ||||||||||
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| Place: | n/a | ||||||||||
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| Reader: | James Boswell |
| Age | Adult (18-100+) |
| Gender | Male |
| Date of Birth | 29 Oct 1740 |
| Socio-economic group: | Professional / academic / merchant / farmer |
| Occupation: | writer and lawyer |
| Religion: | n/a |
| Country of origin: | Scotland |
| Country of experience: | n/a |
| Listeners present if any: (e.g. family, servants,
friends, workmates) |
n/a |
| Additional comments: | n/a |
| Author: | Thomas Sheridan |
| Title: | Life of the Rev. Dr. Jonathan Swift, The |
| Genre: | Biography |
| Form of Text: | Manuscript: Unknown |
| Publication details: | published 1784 |
| Provenance: | unknown |
| Record ID: | 20863 | |
| Source - | ||
| Author: | James Boswell | |
| Editor: | R.W. Chapman | |
| Title: | Life of Johnson | |
| Place of Publication: | Oxford | |
| Date of Publication: | 1980 | |
| Vol: | n/a | |
| Page: | 275 | |
| Additional comments: | n/a |
| Citation: | James Boswell, R.W. Chapman (ed.), Life of Johnson (Oxford, 1980), p. 275, http://can-red-lec.library.dal.ca/Arts/reading/recorddetails2.php?id=20863, accessed: 29 March 2023 | |
| Originally published 1791. |
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