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"Boswell, James (1740-1795)"
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"Age of Sensibility"
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Date: March, 1778
"An antient philosopher indeed, full of real or pretended honesty, declared it to be his wish that there were a window in his breast that every body might see the integrity and purity of his thoughts. It would be truly be very pretty and amusing if our bodies were transparent, so that we could se...
preview | full record— Boswell, James (1740-1795)
Date: 1791
"His mind resembled the vast ampitheatre, the Colisaeum at Rome. In the centre stood his judgment, which like a mighty gladiator, combated those apprehensions that, like the wild beasts of the Arena, were all around in cells, ready to be let out upon him. After a conflict, he drives then b...
preview | full record— Boswell, James (1740-1795)
