Boswell's Life of Johnson (abridged)Houghton Mifflin, 1917 - 228 strani |
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... PERSONS ; AND VARIOUS ORIGINAL PIECES OF HIS COMPOSITION , NEVER BEFORE PUBLISHED : THE WHOLE EXHIBITING A VIEW OF LITERATURE AND LITERARY MEN IN GREAT - BRITAIN , FOR NEAR HALF A CENTURY , DURING WHICH HE FLOURISHED . BY JAMES BOSWELL ...
... PERSONS ; AND VARIOUS ORIGINAL PIECES OF HIS COMPOSITION , NEVER BEFORE PUBLISHED : THE WHOLE EXHIBITING A VIEW OF LITERATURE AND LITERARY MEN IN GREAT - BRITAIN , FOR NEAR HALF A CENTURY , DURING WHICH HE FLOURISHED . BY JAMES BOSWELL ...
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... person to whom the following Work should be inscribed . If there be a pleasure in celebrating the distinguished merit of a contemporary , mixed with a certain degree of vanity not altogether inexcusable , in appearing fully sensi- ble ...
... person to whom the following Work should be inscribed . If there be a pleasure in celebrating the distinguished merit of a contemporary , mixed with a certain degree of vanity not altogether inexcusable , in appearing fully sensi- ble ...
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... persons , especially in distant quarters , not penetrating enough into Johnson's character , so as to understand his mode of treating his friends , have BOSWELL'S DEDICATION 5 arraigned my judgement , instead of seeing 4 THE LIFE OF ...
... persons , especially in distant quarters , not penetrating enough into Johnson's character , so as to understand his mode of treating his friends , have BOSWELL'S DEDICATION 5 arraigned my judgement , instead of seeing 4 THE LIFE OF ...
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... persons , the world would probably have had the most perfect example of biography that was ever exhibited . But although he at different times , in a desul- tory manner , committed to writing many particulars of the progress of his mind ...
... persons , the world would probably have had the most perfect example of biography that was ever exhibited . But although he at different times , in a desul- tory manner , committed to writing many particulars of the progress of his mind ...
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... person who is the subject of the book ; and , in that , there is such an inaccuracy in the state- ment of facts , as in so solemn an authour is hardly excus- able , and certainly makes his narrative very unsatisfactory . But what is ...
... person who is the subject of the book ; and , in that , there is such an inaccuracy in the state- ment of facts , as in so solemn an authour is hardly excus- able , and certainly makes his narrative very unsatisfactory . But what is ...
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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