Boswell's Correspondence With the Honourable Andrew Erskine, And His Journal of a Tour to Corsica
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One could seethat he was possessed of the words, but for want of what I may callmechanical practice, he had a difficulty in expressing himself. I was diverted with his English library. It consisted of-- Some broken volumes of the "Spectatour" and "Tatler. " Pope's "Essay on Man. " "Gulliver's Travels. " A "History of France, " in old English. And "Barclay's Apology for the Quakers. " I promised to send him some English books. [105] [Footnote 105: I have sent him the works of Harrington, of Sidn...ey, ofAddison, of Trenchard, of Gordon, and of other writers in favour ofliberty. I have also sent him some of our best books of morality andentertainment, in particular the works of Mr. Samuel Johnson, with acompleat set of the "Spectatour, " "Tatler, " and "Guardian;" and to theUniversity of Corte, I have sent a few of the Greek and Roman Classicks, of the beautiful editions of the Messieurs Foulis at Glasgow. [A]] [Footnote A: The fate of one of these books was curious. Dr. Moore (theauthor of "Edward, " and the father of Sir John Moore) visited Bernesomewhere about the year 1772 (he gives no dates).
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