Boswell's Life of Johnson (abridged)Houghton Mifflin, 1917 - 228 strani |
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Stran vi
... admiration the fine courage , the great patience , the innate gentility of this afflicted giant . 99 Nearly all of Johnson's peculiarities can be attributed to his poor health . Years of poverty and very hard work left their mark upon ...
... admiration the fine courage , the great patience , the innate gentility of this afflicted giant . 99 Nearly all of Johnson's peculiarities can be attributed to his poor health . Years of poverty and very hard work left their mark upon ...
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... admired Johnson's greatness when many of his contemporaries saw only his rough exterior . In King Samuel's ... admirable task of keeping a complete record of John- son's life . At the outset he was confronted with a serious difficulty ...
... admired Johnson's greatness when many of his contemporaries saw only his rough exterior . In King Samuel's ... admirable task of keeping a complete record of John- son's life . At the outset he was confronted with a serious difficulty ...
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... admiration of future ages . Your equal and placid temper , your variety of conversation , your true politeness , by which you are so amiable in private society , and that enlarged hospitality which has long made your house a common ...
... admiration of future ages . Your equal and placid temper , your variety of conversation , your true politeness , by which you are so amiable in private society , and that enlarged hospitality which has long made your house a common ...
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... admired him . Yet , luminous as he was upon the whole , you perceived all the shades which mingled in the grand composition ; all the little peculiarities and slight blemishes which marked the literary Colossus . Your very warm ...
... admired him . Yet , luminous as he was upon the whole , you perceived all the shades which mingled in the grand composition ; all the little peculiarities and slight blemishes which marked the literary Colossus . Your very warm ...
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... admiration . ' There are many invisible circumstances , which whether we read as enquirers after natural or moral knowledge , whether we intend to enlarge our science , or increase our virtue , are more important than publick ...
... admiration . ' There are many invisible circumstances , which whether we read as enquirers after natural or moral knowledge , whether we intend to enlarge our science , or increase our virtue , are more important than publick ...
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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