Boswell's Life of Johnson (abridged)Houghton Mifflin, 1917 - 228 strani |
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... attention by a person of the first eminence in the age in which he lived , whose company has been uni- versally courted , I am justified in availing myself of the usual privilege of a Dedication , when I mention that there has been a ...
... attention by a person of the first eminence in the age in which he lived , whose company has been uni- versally courted , I am justified in availing myself of the usual privilege of a Dedication , when I mention that there has been a ...
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... attention to incidents which the credulous relate with eager satisfaction , and the more scrupulous or witty enquirer considers only as topicks of ridicule : Yet there is a traditional story of the infant Hercules of toryism , so ...
... attention to incidents which the credulous relate with eager satisfaction , and the more scrupulous or witty enquirer considers only as topicks of ridicule : Yet there is a traditional story of the infant Hercules of toryism , so ...
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... attention as an insult to his manliness , he ran back to her in a rage , and beat her , as well as his strength would permit . Of the power of his memory , for which he was all his life eminent to a degree almost incredible , the ...
... attention as an insult to his manliness , he ran back to her in a rage , and beat her , as well as his strength would permit . Of the power of his memory , for which he was all his life eminent to a degree almost incredible , the ...
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... attention and perceptive quickness made him see and distinguish all manner of objects , whether of nature or of art , with a nicety that is rarely to be found . When he and I were travelling in the Highlands of Scotland , and I pointed ...
... attention and perceptive quickness made him see and distinguish all manner of objects , whether of nature or of art , with a nicety that is rarely to be found . When he and I were travelling in the Highlands of Scotland , and I pointed ...
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... attention directed to the ar- rangement , to the style , and other excellencies of composi tion ; that the mind being thus engaged by an amusing variety of objects , may not grow weary . ' He communicated to me the following particulars ...
... attention directed to the ar- rangement , to the style , and other excellencies of composi tion ; that the mind being thus engaged by an amusing variety of objects , may not grow weary . ' He communicated to me the following particulars ...
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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