Boswell's Life of Johnson (abridged)Houghton Mifflin, 1917 - 228 strani |
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... talking- just as to - day men go to their clubs for the relaxation to be found there in the comradeship of good friends . - At the Club . or anywhere Johnson is a fascinating talker . He had not only the gift of speech , but what is ...
... talking- just as to - day men go to their clubs for the relaxation to be found there in the comradeship of good friends . - At the Club . or anywhere Johnson is a fascinating talker . He had not only the gift of speech , but what is ...
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... talk and other anecdotes of our celebrated writers is valued , and how ear- nestly it is regretted that we have not more , I am justified in preserving rather too many of Johnson's sayings , than too few ; especially as from the ...
... talk and other anecdotes of our celebrated writers is valued , and how ear- nestly it is regretted that we have not more , I am justified in preserving rather too many of Johnson's sayings , than too few ; especially as from the ...
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... talking of his children . ' Young Johnson had the misfortune to be much afflicted with the scrophula , or king's evil , which disfigured a counte- nance naturally well formed , and hurt his visual nerves so much , that he did not see at ...
... talking of his children . ' Young Johnson had the misfortune to be much afflicted with the scrophula , or king's evil , which disfigured a counte- nance naturally well formed , and hurt his visual nerves so much , that he did not see at ...
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... talk of this very frankly ; and Mrs. Piozzi has pre- served his very picturesque description of the scene , as it remained upon his fancy . Being asked if he could remem- ber Queen Anne , ' He had ( he said ) a confused , but some- how ...
... talk of this very frankly ; and Mrs. Piozzi has pre- served his very picturesque description of the scene , as it remained upon his fancy . Being asked if he could remem- ber Queen Anne , ' He had ( he said ) a confused , but some- how ...
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... talking and diverting other boys from their business . He seemed to learn by intuition ; for though indolence and procrasti- nation were inherent in his constitution , whenever he made an exertion he did more than any one else . In ...
... talking and diverting other boys from their business . He seemed to learn by intuition ; for though indolence and procrasti- nation were inherent in his constitution , whenever he made an exertion he did more than any one else . In ...
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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