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303: 79:"Mr. James Elphinston, who has since published various works, and who was ever esteemed by Johnson as a worthy man, happened to be in Scotland while the Rambler was coming out in single papers at London. With a laudable zeal at once for the improvement of his countrymen, and the reputation of his friend, he suggested and took the charge of an edition of those Essays at Edinburgh, which followed progressively the London publication." 29: 87:, as part of a revised, corrected edition in July 1752 and subsequently. Johnson's affection for Elphinston is evident from a letter from early 1752 in which he wrote, "I beg of You to write soon, and to write often, and to write long letters, which I hope in time to repay you, but you must be a patient Creditor". 332: 133:
Propriety Ascertained in Her Picture, (or English Speech and Spelling Rendered Mutual Guides, Secure Alike from Distant, and from Domestic, Error)
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The Epigrams of Marcus Valerius Martialis in twelve books: with commentary and translation into English by James Elphinston
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wrote a critical poem describing "laurell'd Martial calling Murther!" upon seeing the Elphinston translation.
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Thirty-six of Elphinston's translations of mottoes appear in Johnson's
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The Principles of the English Language Digested for the use of Schools
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James Elphinstone

Scottish
orthographer
phonologist
linguistics
Samuel Johnson
Alexander James Dallas
Elstree
Hammersmith
Robert Charles Dallas
Gentleman's Magazine
Martial
bowlderization
Robert Burns
Oxford Dictionary of National Biography
doi
10.1093/ref:odnb/8738
UK public library membership
"Robert Burns Country: The Burns Encyclopedia: Elphinston, James (1721 — 1809)"
"Translating Martial's Toy-Boys"
cite journal
help
Works by James Elphinston
Project Gutenberg
Works by or about James Elphinston
Internet Archive
Categories
1721 births
1809 deaths

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