Boswell's Life of Johnson (abridged)Houghton Mifflin, 1917 - 228 strani |
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... tell nothing but the truth , I have still kept in my mind that the whole truth is not always to be exposed . This , however , I have managed so as to occasion no diminution of the pleasure which my book should afford ; though malignity ...
... tell nothing but the truth , I have still kept in my mind that the whole truth is not always to be exposed . This , however , I have managed so as to occasion no diminution of the pleasure which my book should afford ; though malignity ...
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... tell a child , if you do thus , or thus , you will be more esteemed than your brothers or sisters . The rod produces an effect which terminates in itself . A child is afraid of being whipped , and gets his task , and there's an end on't ...
... tell a child , if you do thus , or thus , you will be more esteemed than your brothers or sisters . The rod produces an effect which terminates in itself . A child is afraid of being whipped , and gets his task , and there's an end on't ...
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... telling me , that a large portion of it having by mistake been written upon . both sides of the paper , so as to be inconvenient for the compositor , it cost him twenty pounds to have it tran- scribed upon one side only . He is now to ...
... telling me , that a large portion of it having by mistake been written upon . both sides of the paper , so as to be inconvenient for the compositor , it cost him twenty pounds to have it tran- scribed upon one side only . He is now to ...
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... tell him , that he honoured him for his manly behaviour in rejecting these condescensions of Lord Chesterfield , and for resenting the treatment he had received from him , with a proper spirit . Johnson was visibly pleased with this ...
... tell him , that he honoured him for his manly behaviour in rejecting these condescensions of Lord Chesterfield , and for resenting the treatment he had received from him , with a proper spirit . Johnson was visibly pleased with this ...
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... telling that it meant " one who de- serts to the enemy , a revolter , " I added , Sometimes we say a GoWER . Thus it went to the press ; but the printer had more wit than I , and struck it out . ' Let it , however , be remembered , that ...
... telling that it meant " one who de- serts to the enemy , a revolter , " I added , Sometimes we say a GoWER . Thus it went to the press ; but the printer had more wit than I , and struck it out . ' Let it , however , be remembered , that ...
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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