I, who have no sisters or brothers, look with some degree of innocent envy on those who may be said to be born to friends. - James Boswell

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I, who have no sisters or brothers, look with some degree of innocent envy on those who may be said to be born to friends.

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About James Boswell

James Boswell, 9th Laird of Auchinleck (29 October 1740 – 19 May 1795), was a Scottish lawyer, diarist, and author born in Edinburgh. He is best remembered for his biography of the English literary figure Samuel Johnson, one of contemporaries, which the modern Johnsonian critic Harold Bloom claimed is the greatest biography written in the English language.

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Also Known As: Bozzy
Alternative Names: James Boswell I • James, I Boswell
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