Boswell's Life of Johnson (abridged)Houghton Mifflin, 1917 - 228 strani |
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... once , and I am sure not above twice . Johnson might have esteemed him for his decent , religious demeanour , and his knowledge of books and lite- rary history ; but from the rigid formality of his manners , it is evident that they ...
... once , and I am sure not above twice . Johnson might have esteemed him for his decent , religious demeanour , and his knowledge of books and lite- rary history ; but from the rigid formality of his manners , it is evident that they ...
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... once lived in great intimacy with him . Instead of melting down my materials into one mass , and constantly speaking in my own person , by which I might have appeared to have more merit in the execution of the work , I have resolved to ...
... once lived in great intimacy with him . Instead of melting down my materials into one mass , and constantly speaking in my own person , by which I might have appeared to have more merit in the execution of the work , I have resolved to ...
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... once himself of his being much distinguished at school , he told me , ' they never thought to raise me by comparing me to any one ; they never said , Johnson is as good a scholar as such a one ; but such a one is as good a scholar as ...
... once himself of his being much distinguished at school , he told me , ' they never thought to raise me by comparing me to any one ; they never said , Johnson is as good a scholar as such a one ; but such a one is as good a scholar as ...
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... once pleasantly re- marked to me , ' how wonderfully well he had contrived to be idle without them . ' Lord Chesterfield , however , has justly observed in one of his letters , when earnestly cautioning a friend against the pernicious ...
... once pleasantly re- marked to me , ' how wonderfully well he had contrived to be idle without them . ' Lord Chesterfield , however , has justly observed in one of his letters , when earnestly cautioning a friend against the pernicious ...
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... once asked him whether a person , whose name I have now forgotten , stud- ied hard , he answered ' No , Sir ; I do ... once observed to me that ' Johnson knew more books than any man alive . ' He had a peculiar facility in seizing at ...
... once asked him whether a person , whose name I have now forgotten , stud- ied hard , he answered ' No , Sir ; I do ... once observed to me that ' Johnson knew more books than any man alive . ' He had a peculiar facility in seizing at ...
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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