Boswell's Life of Johnson (abridged)Houghton Mifflin, 1917 - 228 strani |
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... merit of a contemporary , mixed with a certain degree of vanity not altogether inexcusable , in appearing fully sensi- ble of it , where can I find one , in complimenting whom I can with more general approbation gratify those feelings ...
... merit of a contemporary , mixed with a certain degree of vanity not altogether inexcusable , in appearing fully sensi- ble of it , where can I find one , in complimenting whom I can with more general approbation gratify those feelings ...
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... merit in the execution of the work , I have resolved to adopt and enlarge upon the excellent plan of Mr. Mason , 2 in his Memoirs of Gray . Wherever narrative is necessary to explain , connect , and supply , I furnish it to the best of ...
... merit in the execution of the work , I have resolved to adopt and enlarge upon the excellent plan of Mr. Mason , 2 in his Memoirs of Gray . Wherever narrative is necessary to explain , connect , and supply , I furnish it to the best of ...
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... mentioning this early compliment : adding , with a smile , that this was as high a proof of his merit as he could conceive . ' His next instructor in English was LICHFIELD SCHOOL 19 a master , whom , when he 18 THE LIFE OF SAMUEL JOHNSON.
... mentioning this early compliment : adding , with a smile , that this was as high a proof of his merit as he could conceive . ' His next instructor in English was LICHFIELD SCHOOL 19 a master , whom , when he 18 THE LIFE OF SAMUEL JOHNSON.
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... seemed very full of the merits of his son , and told the company he was a good scholar , and a poet , and wrote Latin verses . His figure and manner appeared strange to them ; but he behaved modestly , and ENTERS OXFORD ...
... seemed very full of the merits of his son , and told the company he was a good scholar , and a poet , and wrote Latin verses . His figure and manner appeared strange to them ; but he behaved modestly , and ENTERS OXFORD ...
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... merit , had , from his ear- liest years , secured him a kind reception in the best fami- lies at Lichfield . Among these I can mention Mr. Howard , Dr. Swinfen , Mr. Simpson , Mr. Levett , Captain Garrick , father of the great ornament ...
... merit , had , from his ear- liest years , secured him a kind reception in the best fami- lies at Lichfield . Among these I can mention Mr. Howard , Dr. Swinfen , Mr. Simpson , Mr. Levett , Captain Garrick , father of the great ornament ...
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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