Author: JOHNSON (Samuel). PIOZZI (Hester Lynch):
Title: Anecdotes of the late Samuel Johnson, LL.D. During the last Twenty Years of His Life. The Second Edition.
Description: London: Printed for T. Cadell..., 1786. 8vo, 184 x 109 mms., pp. [v] - viii, 306 [307 Postscript, 308 mounted Errata slip], including half-title, contemporary half straight-grain morocco, yellow boards, floral ornaments in blind on spine, title in gilt; covers a bit soiled, front joint and corners slightly worn but a good copy The reviewer in The Critical Review for 1786 remarked, "Anecdotes of this kind bring us nearer to the object, and dispel the magic cloud which disguised it. The admirers of the Colossus, who gazed at a distance, may shudder at this unhallowed invasion of the shrine of their deity; but they need not be apprehensive: Dr. Johnson will retain, after every allowance has been made, enough to satisfy his rational friends.... To her [Mrs. Piozzi], therefore, the office of preserving his sentiments must peculiarly belong; especially if we add her care in observing, that she possessed the abilities tp distinguish the propriety and justness of his remarks."

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