Boswell's Life of Johnson (abridged)Houghton Mifflin, 1917 - 228 strani |
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Stran xiv
... present abridg- ment of the third edition was made , not with the pur- pose of giving a brief coherent narrative of the events of Johnson's life , but rather with the idea of presenting in convenient form the most valuable of the ...
... present abridg- ment of the third edition was made , not with the pur- pose of giving a brief coherent narrative of the events of Johnson's life , but rather with the idea of presenting in convenient form the most valuable of the ...
Stran 3
... present , ana will continue to be the admiration of future ages . Your equal and placid temper , your variety of conversation , your true politeness , by which you are so amiable in private society , and that enlarged hospitality which ...
... present , ana will continue to be the admiration of future ages . Your equal and placid temper , your variety of conversation , your true politeness , by which you are so amiable in private society , and that enlarged hospitality which ...
Stran 18
... present of gingerbread , and said , he was the best scholar she ever had . He delighted in mentioning this early compliment : adding , with a smile , that this was as high a proof of his merit as he could conceive . ' His next ...
... present of gingerbread , and said , he was the best scholar she ever had . He delighted in mentioning this early compliment : adding , with a smile , that this was as high a proof of his merit as he could conceive . ' His next ...
Stran 23
... present , and gave me some account of what passed on the night of Johnson's arrival at Oxford . On that evening , his father , who had anxiously accompanied him , found means to have him introduced to Mr. Jorden , who was to be his ...
... present , and gave me some account of what passed on the night of Johnson's arrival at Oxford . On that evening , his father , who had anxiously accompanied him , found means to have him introduced to Mr. Jorden , who was to be his ...
Stran 31
... present venerable master of that College , the Reverend William Adams , D.D. , who was then very young , and one of the junior fellows ; that the mild but judicious expostulations of this worthy man , whose virtue awed him , and whose ...
... present venerable master of that College , the Reverend William Adams , D.D. , who was then very young , and one of the junior fellows ; that the mild but judicious expostulations of this worthy man , whose virtue awed him , and whose ...
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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