Boswell's Life of Johnson (abridged)Houghton Mifflin, 1917 - 228 strani |
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Stran vii
... appearance . " In the Memoirs of Dr. Burney ( 11 , 91 ) , Fanny Burney , describing her first sight of Johnson , says : " Upon asking my father why he had not prepared us for such uncouth , untoward strangeness , he laughed heartily ...
... appearance . " In the Memoirs of Dr. Burney ( 11 , 91 ) , Fanny Burney , describing her first sight of Johnson , says : " Upon asking my father why he had not prepared us for such uncouth , untoward strangeness , he laughed heartily ...
Stran xii
... appearance , and any descriptions of his ways of speaking and thinking are interesting and valu- able . For an immense collection of these details and for a complete biographical record we are indebted chiefly to James Boswell . His ...
... appearance , and any descriptions of his ways of speaking and thinking are interesting and valu- able . For an immense collection of these details and for a complete biographical record we are indebted chiefly to James Boswell . His ...
Stran 3
... appearing fully sensi- ble of it , where can I find one , in complimenting whom I can with more general approbation gratify those feelings ? Your excellence not only in the Art over which you have long presided with unrivalled fame ...
... appearing fully sensi- ble of it , where can I find one , in complimenting whom I can with more general approbation gratify those feelings ? Your excellence not only in the Art over which you have long presided with unrivalled fame ...
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... appeared to have more merit in the execution of the work , I have resolved to adopt and enlarge upon the excellent plan of Mr. Mason , 2 in his Memoirs of Gray . Wherever narrative is necessary to explain , connect , and supply , I ...
... appeared to have more merit in the execution of the work , I have resolved to adopt and enlarge upon the excellent plan of Mr. Mason , 2 in his Memoirs of Gray . Wherever narrative is necessary to explain , connect , and supply , I ...
Stran 17
... appearance was little different from that of the other . There is amongst his prayers , one inscribed ' When my EYE was restored to its use , ' which ascertains a defect that many of his friends knew he had , though I never per- ceived ...
... appearance was little different from that of the other . There is amongst his prayers , one inscribed ' When my EYE was restored to its use , ' which ascertains a defect that many of his friends knew he had , though I never per- ceived ...
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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