<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<rdf:Description rdf:about="https://calm.abdn.ac.uk:443/archives/record/catalog/MS%2030/24/1/2" xmlns:rdf="http://www.w3.org/1999/02/22-rdf-syntax-ns#" xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/">
  <dc:title>Letter from James Boswell to James Beattie</dc:title>
  <dc:description>Letter from James Boswell, Edinburgh, to James Beattie, mentioning the enclosed letter [not present] from Mr Dilly; Mr Beattie's good health, 'The Minstrel' and 'Religion and Virtue'.  Boswell writes about Samuel Johnson's letter to him and transcribes the part regarding Johnson's positive opinion of Beattie's book.  Boswell's letter talks about his and Beattie's disagreement with Horace's [Horatio [Horace] Walpole (1717 - 1797), fourth earl of Orford, author, politician, and patron of the arts] remark; Boswell's belief in various degrees of excellence in poetry and asks for Beattie's opinion on the matter.

According to annotation on reverse of letter, Boswell was answered 17 November 1772.</dc:description>
  <dc:date>29 October 1772</dc:date>
</rdf:Description>