Boswell

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    Had his other friends been as diligent and ardent as I was, he might have been almost entirely preserved. As it is, I will venture to say that he will be seen in this work more completely than any man who has ever yet lived.
    —James Boswell (1740–1795)

    What an insignificant life is this which I am now leading!
    —James Boswell (1740–1795)

    Here now do I find myself in the very sphere of magnificence. I live with princes, and a court is my home.
    —James Boswell (1740–1795)