Boswell's Life of Johnsonanboco, 7. sep. 2016 - 1236 strani Samuel Johnson, often referred to as Dr Johnson, was an English writer who made lasting contributions to English literature as a poet, essayist, moralist, literary critic, biographer, editor and lexicographer. Johnson was a devout Anglican and committed Tory, and has been described as "arguably the most distinguished man of letters in English history". He is also the subject of "the most famous single biographical work in the whole of literature," James Boswell's Life of Samuel Johnson. |
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... character; and as I have spared no pains in obtaining materials concerning him, from every quarter where I could discover that they were to be found, and have been favoured with the most liberal communications by his friends; I flatter ...
... character; and as I have spared no pains in obtaining materials concerning him, from every quarter where I could discover that they were to be found, and have been favoured with the most liberal communications by his friends; I flatter ...
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... character is more fully understood and illustrated. Indeed I cannot conceive a more perfect mode of writing any man's life, than not only relating all the most important events of it in their order, but interweaving what he privately ...
... character is more fully understood and illustrated. Indeed I cannot conceive a more perfect mode of writing any man's life, than not only relating all the most important events of it in their order, but interweaving what he privately ...
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... character whose various excellence I am to endeavour to record, and Nathanael, who died in his twenty-fifth year. Mr. Michael Johnson was a man of a large and robust body, and of a strong and active mind; yet, as in the most solid rocks ...
... character whose various excellence I am to endeavour to record, and Nathanael, who died in his twenty-fifth year. Mr. Michael Johnson was a man of a large and robust body, and of a strong and active mind; yet, as in the most solid rocks ...
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... was first taught to read English by Dame Oliver, a widow, who kept a school for young children in Lichfield. He told me she could read the black letter, and asked him to borrow for her, from his father, a bible in that character. When he.
... was first taught to read English by Dame Oliver, a widow, who kept a school for young children in Lichfield. He told me she could read the black letter, and asked him to borrow for her, from his father, a bible in that character. When he.
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... character in the learned world is well known.' Indeed Johnson was very sensible how much he owed to Mr. Hunter. Mr ... characters, is often a matter of undecided contest, being as clear in his case as the superiority of stature in some ...
... character in the learned world is well known.' Indeed Johnson was very sensible how much he owed to Mr. Hunter. Mr ... characters, is often a matter of undecided contest, being as clear in his case as the superiority of stature in some ...
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acquaintance admiration AETAT afterwards agreeable answered appeared Ashbourne asked authour Beauclerk believe BENNET LANGTON better bookseller BOSWELL Burke Burney called character compliment conversation David Garrick dear Sir death Dictionary dined dinner drink eminent entertained expressed favour Francis Barber Garrick gentleman give Goldsmith happy hear heard Hebrides honour hope humour JAMES BOSWELL Johnson kind King lady Langton laugh Lichfield literary lived London Lord Lord Chesterfield Lordship Lucy Porter Madam manner mentioned merit mind morning never night obliged observed occasion once opinion Oxford Pembroke College pleased pleasure Poets pounds praise publick recollect remarkable respect Reverend Robert Dodsley Samuel Johnson Scotland seemed servant shewed Sir Joshua Reynolds smiling soon Streatham suppose sure talked Taylor tell thing thought Thrale told topicks Whig Wilkes wine wish wonderful write wrote