Boswell's Life of Johnson (abridged)Houghton Mifflin, 1917 - 228 strani |
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Stran 12
... perhaps to the col- lector himself , may not be most agreeable to many ; and the greater number that an authour can please in any degree , the more pleasure does there arise to a benevolent mind . To those who are weak enough to think ...
... perhaps to the col- lector himself , may not be most agreeable to many ; and the greater number that an authour can please in any degree , the more pleasure does there arise to a benevolent mind . To those who are weak enough to think ...
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... , that he was acquiring various stores ; and , indeed he himself concluded the account with saying , ' I would not have you think I was doing nothing ENTERS OXFORD 23 then . ' He might , perhaps 22 THE LIFE OF SAMUEL JOHNSON.
... , that he was acquiring various stores ; and , indeed he himself concluded the account with saying , ' I would not have you think I was doing nothing ENTERS OXFORD 23 then . ' He might , perhaps 22 THE LIFE OF SAMUEL JOHNSON.
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James Boswell Gerard Edward Jensen. ENTERS OXFORD 23 then . ' He might , perhaps , have studied more assiduously ; but it may be doubted whether such a mind as his was not more enriched by roaming at large in the fields of literature ...
James Boswell Gerard Edward Jensen. ENTERS OXFORD 23 then . ' He might , perhaps , have studied more assiduously ; but it may be doubted whether such a mind as his was not more enriched by roaming at large in the fields of literature ...
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... perhaps to laugh at it . But I found Law quite an overmatch for me ; and this was the first occasion of my thinking in earnest of religion , after I became capable of rational inquiry . ' From this time forward religion was the ...
... perhaps to laugh at it . But I found Law quite an overmatch for me ; and this was the first occasion of my thinking in earnest of religion , after I became capable of rational inquiry . ' From this time forward religion was the ...
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... perhaps in every thing of any con- sequence , a secret history which it would be amusing to know , could we have it authentically communicated . John- son told me , ' Sir , the way in which the Plan of my Dic- tionary came to be ...
... perhaps in every thing of any con- sequence , a secret history which it would be amusing to know , could we have it authentically communicated . John- son told me , ' Sir , the way in which the Plan of my Dic- tionary came to be ...
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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