Boswell's Life of Johnson (abridged)Houghton Mifflin, 1917 - 228 strani |
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Stran 30
... Italy . I'll go to Padua . And I'll mind my business . For an Athenian blockhead is the worst of all block- heads . ' 2 - Dr. Adams told me that Johnson , while he was at Pem- broke College , ' was caressed and loved by all about him ...
... Italy . I'll go to Padua . And I'll mind my business . For an Athenian blockhead is the worst of all block- heads . ' 2 - Dr. Adams told me that Johnson , while he was at Pem- broke College , ' was caressed and loved by all about him ...
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... Italian , I do not know ; but he was so well skilled in them , as to be sufficiently qualified for a translator . That part of his labour which consisted in emendation and improvement of the productions of other contributors , like that ...
... Italian , I do not know ; but he was so well skilled in them , as to be sufficiently qualified for a translator . That part of his labour which consisted in emendation and improvement of the productions of other contributors , like that ...
Stran 76
... Italians say , con amore : I suppose no person ever enjoyed with more relish the infusion of that fragrant leaf than Johnson . The quantities which he drank of it at all hours were so great , that his nerves must have been uncommonly ...
... Italians say , con amore : I suppose no person ever enjoyed with more relish the infusion of that fragrant leaf than Johnson . The quantities which he drank of it at all hours were so great , that his nerves must have been uncommonly ...
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... Italy , Johnson said ( sar- castically , ) ' It seems , Sir , you have kept very good com- pany abroad , Rousseau and Wilkes ! ' Thinking it enough to defend one at a time , I said nothing as to my gay friend , but answered with a smile ...
... Italy , Johnson said ( sar- castically , ) ' It seems , Sir , you have kept very good com- pany abroad , Rousseau and Wilkes ! ' Thinking it enough to defend one at a time , I said nothing as to my gay friend , but answered with a smile ...
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... Italian proverb , of a reconciled enemy . But when I find it does me no harm , I shall then receive it and be thankful for it , as a pledge of firm , and , I hope , of unalterable kindness . She is , after all , a dear , dear lady ...
... Italian proverb , of a reconciled enemy . But when I find it does me no harm , I shall then receive it and be thankful for it , as a pledge of firm , and , I hope , of unalterable kindness . She is , after all , a dear , dear lady ...
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acquaintance admiration ÆTAT afterwards answered appeared asked Beauclerk BENNET LANGTON Bishop booksellers Boswell Boswell's Burke Burney celebrated character Cibber conversation David Garrick dear Sir death Dictionary Dilly dined dinner Dodsley drink Edwards eminent favour Francis Barber Garrick gave gentleman give Goldsmith happy heard Hebrides honour hope humour imagination JAMES BOSWELL kind King knew labour lady Langton language letter Lichfield Literary Club literature lived London Lord Chesterfield Lucy Porter manner mentioned merit mind nature never observed occasion once opinion Oxford Pembroke College Percy pleased pleasure poet Pope publick recollect respect Richardson Robert Dodsley SAMUEL JOHNSON Scotland seemed servant shewed Sir John Sir John Hawkins Sir Joshua Reynolds spirit strong supposed talk tell thing Thomas Warton thought Thrale tion told topicks truth Wilkes William wine wish wonder write wrote