Boswell's Life of Johnson (abridged)Houghton Mifflin, 1917 - 228 strani |
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Stran vii
... " I have seen the 1 See pp . 113-19 . a Hill's Letters of Samuel Johnson , 1 , 72 . 5 Ibid . , v , 25 . 2 See p . 172 . 4 Hill's Life , II , 75–76 . 6 Ibid . , v , 25 , n . 3 . 1 Duchess of Devonshire , then in the first bloom.
... " I have seen the 1 See pp . 113-19 . a Hill's Letters of Samuel Johnson , 1 , 72 . 5 Ibid . , v , 25 . 2 See p . 172 . 4 Hill's Life , II , 75–76 . 6 Ibid . , v , 25 , n . 3 . 1 Duchess of Devonshire , then in the first bloom.
Stran ix
... letters to his dying mother and in his constant triumph over his fear of madness and of annihilation we find the strength of John- son's faith . And although his faith brought him no great happiness during his active years , his example ...
... letters to his dying mother and in his constant triumph over his fear of madness and of annihilation we find the strength of John- son's faith . And although his faith brought him no great happiness during his active years , his example ...
Stran xi
... letters . " In rising to great place , Johnson's progress was diffi- cult and slow . We read in North's letter recommending Johnson to the Oxford authorities for the degree of Doc- tor of Civil Law , that he had won his first academic ...
... letters . " In rising to great place , Johnson's progress was diffi- cult and slow . We read in North's letter recommending Johnson to the Oxford authorities for the degree of Doc- tor of Civil Law , that he had won his first academic ...
Stran 9
... letters or conversation , being convinced that this mode is more lively , and will make my readers better acquainted with him , than even most of those were who actually knew him , but could know him only partially ; whereas there is ...
... letters or conversation , being convinced that this mode is more lively , and will make my readers better acquainted with him , than even most of those were who actually knew him , but could know him only partially ; whereas there is ...
Stran 15
... letter from Miss Mary Adye , of Lichfield : ' When Dr. Sacheverel 2 was at Lichfield , Johnson was not quite three years old . My grandfather Hammond ob- served him at the cathedral perched upon his father's shoulders INFANT PRECOCITY ...
... letter from Miss Mary Adye , of Lichfield : ' When Dr. Sacheverel 2 was at Lichfield , Johnson was not quite three years old . My grandfather Hammond ob- served him at the cathedral perched upon his father's shoulders INFANT PRECOCITY ...
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