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Literary and Linguistic Computing 2007 22(4):435-446; doi:10.1093/llc/fqm028
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Goldsmith and the Busy Body

Peter Dixon

Formerly of Queen Mary, University of London, UK

David Mannion

Formerly of Royal Holloway, University of London, UK

Correspondence: Dr David Mannion, 30 St Margaret's; Road, Oxford, OX2 6RX, UK. E-mail: david.mannion{at}btinternet.com

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Assessments of Goldsmith's contribution to the Busy Body have fluctuated widely. We examine the ten possible attributions, gathering evidence from verbal parallels, selected linguistic features, and measures of sentence-length, together with idiosyncrasies of vocabulary and syntax in the ‘doubtful’ essays themselves. We conclude that apart from the essay on London clubs, which he later acknowledged, only one piece can be attributed to Goldsmith with any confidence.


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