Boswell's Life of Johnson (abridged)Houghton Mifflin, 1917 - 228 strani |
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Stran 24
... imagination , and force of language , would prob- ably have produced something sublime upon the gunpow- der plot . To apologise for his neglect , he gave in a short copy of verses , entitled Somnium , containing a common thought ...
... imagination , and force of language , would prob- ably have produced something sublime upon the gunpow- der plot . To apologise for his neglect , he gave in a short copy of verses , entitled Somnium , containing a common thought ...
Stran 26
... imagination and spirits , while the judgement is sound , and a disorder by which the judge- ment itself is impaired . This distinction was made to me by the late Professor Gaubius of Leyden , physician to the Prince of Orange , in a ...
... imagination and spirits , while the judgement is sound , and a disorder by which the judge- ment itself is impaired . This distinction was made to me by the late Professor Gaubius of Leyden , physician to the Prince of Orange , in a ...
Stran 28
... imagination by his mother , who continued her pious care with assiduity , but , in his opinion , not with . judgement . Sunday ( said he ) was a heavy day to me when I was a boy . My mother confined me on that day , and made me read ...
... imagination by his mother , who continued her pious care with assiduity , but , in his opinion , not with . judgement . Sunday ( said he ) was a heavy day to me when I was a boy . My mother confined me on that day , and made me read ...
Stran 66
... imagination , to throw a lustre upon his other qualities ; and , in a short time , the moral , pious Johnson , and the gay , dissipated Beauclerk , were companions . What a coalition ! ( said Garrick , when he heard of this ; ) I shall ...
... imagination , to throw a lustre upon his other qualities ; and , in a short time , the moral , pious Johnson , and the gay , dissipated Beauclerk , were companions . What a coalition ! ( said Garrick , when he heard of this ; ) I shall ...
Stran 67
... imagining , probably , that some ruffians were coming to attack him . When he discovered who they were , and was told their errand , he smiled , and with great good humour agreed to their pro- posal : What , is it you , you dogs ! I'll ...
... imagining , probably , that some ruffians were coming to attack him . When he discovered who they were , and was told their errand , he smiled , and with great good humour agreed to their pro- posal : What , is it you , you dogs ! I'll ...
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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