Boswell's Life of Johnson (abridged)Houghton Mifflin, 1917 - 228 strani |
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Stran vi
... manner and tem- peramental blemish . Disgusting he probably was in his table manners gorging ravenously with flushed face and swelling veins ; but he could be a stickler for good form . It is related that on one occasion he pitched a ...
... manner and tem- peramental blemish . Disgusting he probably was in his table manners gorging ravenously with flushed face and swelling veins ; but he could be a stickler for good form . It is related that on one occasion he pitched a ...
Stran vii
... manner ; but no man alive has a more tender heart . He has nothing of the bear but his skin . ” 5 Fine feeling and gentleness are strongly marked in Johnson's character . Those who knew him well soon for- got his uncouthness . " His ...
... manner ; but no man alive has a more tender heart . He has nothing of the bear but his skin . ” 5 Fine feeling and gentleness are strongly marked in Johnson's character . Those who knew him well soon for- got his uncouthness . " His ...
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... manner , he observed Beau Nash approaching ; upon which he suddenly stopped : ' My boys , ( said he , ) let us be grave : here comes a fool . ' The world , my friend , I have found to be a great fool , as to that particular , on which ...
... manner , he observed Beau Nash approaching ; upon which he suddenly stopped : ' My boys , ( said he , ) let us be grave : here comes a fool . ' The world , my friend , I have found to be a great fool , as to that particular , on which ...
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... manner , committed to writing many particulars of the progress of his mind and fortunes , he never had persever- ing diligence enough to form them into a regular compo- sition . Of these memorials a few have been preserved ; but the ...
... manner , committed to writing many particulars of the progress of his mind and fortunes , he never had persever- ing diligence enough to form them into a regular compo- sition . Of these memorials a few have been preserved ; but the ...
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... manners , it is evident that they never could have lived together with companionable ease and familiarity ; nor had Sir John Hawkins that nice perception which was necessary to mark the finer and less obvious parts of Johnson's ...
... manners , it is evident that they never could have lived together with companionable ease and familiarity ; nor had Sir John Hawkins that nice perception which was necessary to mark the finer and less obvious parts of Johnson's ...
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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