Record Number: 21367
Reading Experience:
Evidence:
'[Letter from Boswell to Johnson] Lord Hailes writes to me [...] "I am singularly obliged to Dr. Johnson for accurate and useful criticisms. Had he given some strictures on the general plan of the work, it would have added much to his favours". He is charmed with your verses on Inchkenneth, says they are very elegant, but bids me tell you he doubts whether " [italics] Legitimat faciunt pectora pura preces [end italics]" be according to the rubrick ; but that is your concern; for, you know, he is a Presbyterian.'
Century:1700-1799
Date:Until: 2 Feb 1775
Country:Scotland
Timen/a
Place:n/a
Type of Experience(Reader):
silent aloud unknown
solitary in company unknown
single serial unknown
(Listener):
solitary in company unknown
single serial unknown
Reader / Listener / Reading Group:
Reader: Age:Adult (18-100+)
Gender:Male
Date of Birth:28 Oct 1726
Socio-Economic Group:Professional / academic / merchant / farmer
Occupation:lawyer and historian
Religion:Presbyterian
Country of Origin:Scotland
Country of Experience:Scotland
Listeners present if any:e.g family, servants, friends
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Additional Comments:
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Text Being Read:
Author: Title:[Latin verses upon Inchkenneth]
Genre:Poetry
Form of Text:Manuscript: Unknown, in latin
Publication Detailsn/a
Provenanceborrowed (other)
sent by Johnson to Boswell
Source Information:
Record ID:21367
Source:James Boswell
Editor:R.W. Chapman
Title:Life of Johnson
Place of Publication:Oxford
Date of Publication:1980
Vol:n/a
Page:577
Additional Comments:
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Citation:
James Boswell, R.W. Chapman (ed.), Life of Johnson, (Oxford, 1980), p. 577, http://www.open.ac.uk/Arts/reading/UK/record_details.php?id=21367, accessed: 02 November 2024
Additional Comments:
Originally published 1791.