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Life of Johnson, Volume 4, 1780-1784

Note 636 — THE LIFE OF SAMUEL JOHNSON, LL.D. (continued 4)

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It is suggested to me by an anonymous Annotator on my Work, that the reason why Dr. Johnson collected the peels of squeezed oranges may be found in the 58th [358th] Letter in Mrs. Piozzi's Collection, where it appears that he recommended 'dried orange-peel, finely powdered,' as a medicine. BOSWELL. See ante, ii. 330.

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