Boswell's Life of Johnson (abridged)Houghton Mifflin, 1917 - 228 strani |
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Stran 8
... Sir John Hawkins , Knight , a man , whom , during my long intimacy with Dr. Johnson , I never saw in his company , I think but once , and I am sure not above twice . Johnson might have esteemed him for his decent , religious demeanour ...
... Sir John Hawkins , Knight , a man , whom , during my long intimacy with Dr. Johnson , I never saw in his company , I think but once , and I am sure not above twice . Johnson might have esteemed him for his decent , religious demeanour ...
Stran 19
... Hawkins , usher , or under - master of Lichfield school , a man ( said he ) ... Sir , if a boy could answer every question , there would be no need of a ... John- son , upon all occasions , expressed his approbation of en- forcing ...
... Hawkins , usher , or under - master of Lichfield school , a man ( said he ) ... Sir , if a boy could answer every question , there would be no need of a ... John- son , upon all occasions , expressed his approbation of en- forcing ...
Stran 60
... Sir John Hawkins should un- warrantably take upon him even to suppose that Johnson's fondness for her was dissembled ( meaning simulated or HIS WIFE'S DEATH 61 assumed , ) and to assert 60 THE LIFE OF SAMUEL JOHNSON.
... Sir John Hawkins should un- warrantably take upon him even to suppose that Johnson's fondness for her was dissembled ( meaning simulated or HIS WIFE'S DEATH 61 assumed , ) and to assert 60 THE LIFE OF SAMUEL JOHNSON.
Stran 79
... Sir John Hawkins guesses vaguely and idly , instead of having taken the trouble to inform himself with authentick precision . Not to trouble my readers with a repetition of the Knight's reveries , I have to mention , that the late Mr ...
... Sir John Hawkins guesses vaguely and idly , instead of having taken the trouble to inform himself with authentick precision . Not to trouble my readers with a repetition of the Knight's reveries , I have to mention , that the late Mr ...
Stran 93
... Sir John Hawkins have strangely misstated the history of Goldsmith's situation and John- son's friendly interference , when this novel was sold . I shall give it authentically from Johnson's own exact nar- ration : ' I received one ...
... Sir John Hawkins have strangely misstated the history of Goldsmith's situation and John- son's friendly interference , when this novel was sold . I shall give it authentically from Johnson's own exact nar- ration : ' I received one ...
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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