...Grosvenor Osgood A Penn State Electronic Classics Series Publication Life of Johnson by James Boswell, abridged and edited with an introduction by Ch... ...od A Penn State Electronic Classics Series Publication Life of Johnson by James Boswell, abridged and edited with an introduction by Charles Grosveno... ...enn State Electronic Classics Series Publication Life of Johnson by James Boswell, abridged and edited with an introduction by Charles Grosvenor Osgo... ...d with an introduction by Charles Grosvenor Osgood is a publication of the Pennsylvania State University. This Portable Docu- ment file is furnished f... ...rge of any kind. Any person using this document file, for any purpose, and in any way does so at his or her own risk. Neither the Pennsylvania State U... ... my Lord, one who looks with unconcern on a man struggling for life in the water, and, when he has reached ground, en- cumbers him with help? The noti... ... swear or talk bawdy; for he tells me, he never saw him but at the Duke of Northumberland’s table.’ ‘And so, Sir, (said Johnson loudly, to Dr. Percy,)... ...ly, and I do not watch myself, they will find me out to be of a particular county. In the same man- ner, Dunning may be found out to be a Devonshire m... ...g else than martial honours,—a com- petition for riches. It also hurts the bodies of the people; for you will observe, there is no man who works at an...

...Preface: In making this abridgement of Boswell?s Life of Johnson I have omitted most of Boswell?s criticisms, comments, and notes, all of Johnson?s opinions in legal cases, most of the letters, and parts of the conversation dealing wi...