Boswell's Life of Johnson (abridged)Houghton Mifflin, 1917 - 228 strani |
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Stran xiii
... meet Johnson , for by nature Boswell had a rever- ence for great men and had long desired to know Johnson . It is customary to speak of him as vain , weak - willed , and petty ; yet he discovered and admired Johnson's greatness when ...
... meet Johnson , for by nature Boswell had a rever- ence for great men and had long desired to know Johnson . It is customary to speak of him as vain , weak - willed , and petty ; yet he discovered and admired Johnson's greatness when ...
Stran 40
... meet every day ; but did not know one another's names . It used to cost the rest a shilling , for they drank wine ; but I had a cut of meat for six - pence , and bread for a penny , and gave the waiter a penny ; so that I was quite well ...
... meet every day ; but did not know one another's names . It used to cost the rest a shilling , for they drank wine ; but I had a cut of meat for six - pence , and bread for a penny , and gave the waiter a penny ; so that I was quite well ...
Stran 64
... meet- ing to make a remark , which was so much above the com- mon - place style of conversation , that Johnson at once per- ceived that Reynolds had the habit of thinking for himself . The ladies were regretting the death of a friend ...
... meet- ing to make a remark , which was so much above the com- mon - place style of conversation , that Johnson at once per- ceived that Reynolds had the habit of thinking for himself . The ladies were regretting the death of a friend ...
Stran 83
... meet him ; but by some unlucky accident or other he was pre- vented from coming to us . Mr. Thomas Davies was a man of good understanding and talents , with the advantage of a liberal education . Though somewhat pompous , he was an ...
... meet him ; but by some unlucky accident or other he was pre- vented from coming to us . Mr. Thomas Davies was a man of good understanding and talents , with the advantage of a liberal education . Though somewhat pompous , he was an ...
Stran 94
... advantages make us more respected . A man with a good coat upon his back meets with a better reception than he who has a bad one . Sir , you may ana- ROUSSEAU'S DOCTRINES 95 lyse this , and say what is THE LIFE OF SAMUEL JOHNSON.
... advantages make us more respected . A man with a good coat upon his back meets with a better reception than he who has a bad one . Sir , you may ana- ROUSSEAU'S DOCTRINES 95 lyse this , and say what is THE LIFE OF SAMUEL JOHNSON.
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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