Boswell's Life of Johnson (abridged)Houghton Mifflin, 1917 - 228 strani |
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Stran 23
... ' His father 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 ...
... ' His father 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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... poet , Johnson was peculiarly happy in mentioning how many of the sons of Pembroke were poets ; adding , with a smile of sportive triumph , ' Sir , we are a nest of singing birds . ' He was not , however , blind to what he thought the ...
... poet , Johnson was peculiarly happy in mentioning how many of the sons of Pembroke were poets ; adding , with a smile of sportive triumph , ' Sir , we are a nest of singing birds . ' He was not , however , blind to what he thought the ...
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... poet had described the dull sameness of his existence in these words , " Vitam continet una dies " ( one day contains the whole of my life ) ; that it was unvaried as the note of the cuckow ; and that he did not know whether it was more ...
... poet had described the dull sameness of his existence in these words , " Vitam continet una dies " ( one day contains the whole of my life ) ; that it was unvaried as the note of the cuckow ; and that he did not know whether it was more ...
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... poet , greater even than Pope . ' And it is recorded in the Gentleman's Magazine of that year , that it ' got to the second edition in the course of a week . ' Pope , who then filled the poetical throne without a rival , it may ...
... poet , greater even than Pope . ' And it is recorded in the Gentleman's Magazine of that year , that it ' got to the second edition in the course of a week . ' Pope , who then filled the poetical throne without a rival , it may ...
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... men- tioned many of the anecdotes with which Johnson after- wards enriched the life of his unhappy companion , and those of other Poets . PLANS THE DICTIONARY 4.7 He told Sir Joshua Reynolds , 46 THE LIFE OF SAMUEL JOHNSON.
... men- tioned many of the anecdotes with which Johnson after- wards enriched the life of his unhappy companion , and those of other Poets . PLANS THE DICTIONARY 4.7 He told Sir Joshua Reynolds , 46 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