Student notes of the ‘Lectures on rhetoric and belles lettres’ of Hugh Blair.
Scope and Contents
The lectures contain (folios 51 verso, 59 verso, 76 verso) the criticisms of Dr Johnson omitted from the published ‘Lectures’, and in particular the rendering of a passage of Addison in the style of Johnson (folio 83) quoted in part by Boswell in his ‘Life’ (edited by Birkbeck Hill, 1934, etc., volume iii, page 172).
Dates
- Creation: 18th century.
Conditions Governing Access
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Conditions Governing Use
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Extent
174 Leaves ; Quarto.
Language of Materials
Undetermined
Arrangement
iii + 171 folios.
Custodial History
The papers were bought by the National Library of Scotland with the aid of the Reid Fund.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Bought, 1933.
Genre / Form
- Title
- National Library of Scotland Catalogue of Manuscripts
- Author
- National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division
- Description rules
- International Standard for Archival Description - General
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Repository Details
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