Boswell's Life of Johnson (abridged)Houghton Mifflin, 1917 - 228 strani |
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... in- terview with the King , Johnson was very much at ease , 66 was a more 1 Hill's Life , Iv , 170. 2 See p . 146. 8 Hill's Life , III , 62 , n . 2 . INTRODUCTION 1 vii and conducted himself with wonderful dignity . vi INTRODUCTION.
... in- terview with the King , Johnson was very much at ease , 66 was a more 1 Hill's Life , Iv , 170. 2 See p . 146. 8 Hill's Life , III , 62 , n . 2 . INTRODUCTION 1 vii and conducted himself with wonderful dignity . vi INTRODUCTION.
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... kings . " When Johnson went first to London he found that city the center of the nation's literary life and Pope in regal authority . After many years he became Pope's successor . As literary dictator Johnson was less powerful than any ...
... kings . " When Johnson went first to London he found that city the center of the nation's literary life and Pope in regal authority . After many years he became Pope's successor . As literary dictator Johnson was less powerful than any ...
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... King Samuel's establishment Boswell was by no means court - fool , but rather the royal favorite . Johnson at times showed real affection for him , and in return for Boswell's devotion gave him a whole - hearted and intimate friendship ...
... King Samuel's establishment Boswell was by no means court - fool , but rather the royal favorite . Johnson at times showed real affection for him , and in return for Boswell's devotion gave him a whole - hearted and intimate friendship ...
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... king's evil , which disfigured a counte- nance naturally well formed , and hurt his visual nerves so much , that he did not see at all with one of his eyes , though its appearance was little different from that of the other . There is ...
... king's evil , which disfigured a counte- nance naturally well formed , and hurt his visual nerves so much , that he did not see at all with one of his eyes , though its appearance was little different from that of the other . There is ...
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... kings encouraged , and to which a man of such inquiry and such judgement as Carte 1 could give credit ; carried him to London , where he was actually touched by Queen Anne . Mrs. Johnson indeed , as Mr. Hector informed me , acted by the ...
... kings encouraged , and to which a man of such inquiry and such judgement as Carte 1 could give credit ; carried him to London , where he was actually touched by Queen Anne . Mrs. Johnson indeed , as Mr. Hector informed me , acted by the ...
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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