Boswell's Life of Johnson (abridged)Houghton Mifflin, 1917 - 228 strani |
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... thing , however slight , which my illustrious friend thought it worth his while to express , with any degree of point , should perish . Of one thing I am certain , that considering how highly the small portion which we have of the table ...
... thing , however slight , which my illustrious friend thought it worth his while to express , with any degree of point , should perish . Of one thing I am certain , that considering how highly the small portion which we have of the table ...
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... things which agitate the greater part of man- kind , and a general sensation of gloomy wretchedness . From him then his son inherited , with some other quali- ties , ' a vile melancholy , ' which in BIRTH AND PARENTAGE ...
... things which agitate the greater part of man- kind , and a general sensation of gloomy wretchedness . From him then his son inherited , with some other quali- ties , ' a vile melancholy , ' which in BIRTH AND PARENTAGE ...
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... thing , as for neglecting to know it . He would ask a boy a question ; and if he did not answer it , he would beat him , without considering whether he had an opportunity of knowing how to answer it . For instance , he would call up a ...
... thing , as for neglecting to know it . He would ask a boy a question ; and if he did not answer it , he would beat him , without considering whether he had an opportunity of knowing how to answer it . For instance , he would call up a ...
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... thing that he either heard or read . Mr. Hector remembers having recited to him eighteen verses , which , after a little pause , he repeated verbutim , varying only one epithet , by which he improved the line . He never joined with the ...
... thing that he either heard or read . Mr. Hector remembers having recited to him eighteen verses , which , after a little pause , he repeated verbutim , varying only one epithet , by which he improved the line . He never joined with the ...
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... things for him ; but I imagine this to be a mistake , for I have discovered no trace of it , and I am pretty sure he told me that Mr. Cave1 was the first pub- lisher by whom his pen was engaged in London . He had a little money when he ...
... things for him ; but I imagine this to be a mistake , for I have discovered no trace of it , and I am pretty sure he told me that Mr. Cave1 was the first pub- lisher by whom his pen was engaged in London . He had a little money when he ...
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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