Boswell's Life of Johnson (abridged)Houghton Mifflin, 1917 - 228 strani |
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... recollected him well when a young man , as distinguished for his complaisance . In the forlorn state of his circumstances , he accepted of an offer to be employed as usher in the school of Market- Bosworth , in Leicestershire , to which ...
... recollected him well when a young man , as distinguished for his complaisance . In the forlorn state of his circumstances , he accepted of an offer to be employed as usher in the school of Market- Bosworth , in Leicestershire , to which ...
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... recollected by him as a circumstance of much importance . He amused himself , I remember , by computing how much more expense was absolutely necessary to live upon the same scale with that which his friend described , when the value of ...
... recollected by him as a circumstance of much importance . He amused himself , I remember , by computing how much more expense was absolutely necessary to live upon the same scale with that which his friend described , when the value of ...
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... recollect such impressions from The Scots Magazine , which was begun at Edinburgh in the year 1739 , and has been ever conducted with judgement , accuracy , and propriety . I yet cannot help thinking of it with an affectionate regard ...
... recollect such impressions from The Scots Magazine , which was begun at Edinburgh in the year 1739 , and has been ever conducted with judgement , accuracy , and propriety . I yet cannot help thinking of it with an affectionate regard ...
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... recollected by all the lovers of the drama and of poetry , that it would be super- fluous to point them out . In the Gentleman's Magazine for December this year , he inserted an ' Ode on Winter , ' which is , I think , an admirable ...
... recollected by all the lovers of the drama and of poetry , that it would be super- fluous to point them out . In the Gentleman's Magazine for December this year , he inserted an ' Ode on Winter , ' which is , I think , an admirable ...
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... recollected several of Johnson's remarkable sayings , and was one of the best of the many imitators of his voice and manner , while relating them . He increased my impatience more and more to see the extraordinary man whose works I ...
... recollected several of Johnson's remarkable sayings , and was one of the best of the many imitators of his voice and manner , while relating them . He increased my impatience more and more to see the extraordinary man whose works I ...
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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