Boswell's Life of Johnson, Količina 1Henry Frowde, 1904 - 704 strani |
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... merit as he could conceive . ' His next instructor in English was a master , whom , when he spoke of him to me , he familiarly called Tom Brown , who , said he , ' published a spelling - book , and dedicated it to the UNIVERSE ; but , I ...
... merit as he could conceive . ' His next instructor in English was a master , whom , when he spoke of him to me , he familiarly called Tom Brown , who , said he , ' published a spelling - book , and dedicated it to the UNIVERSE ; but , I ...
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... merit , had , from his earliest years , secured him a kind reception in the best families at Lichfield . Among these I can mention Mr. Howard , Dr. Swinfen , Mr. Simpson , Mr. Levett , Captain Garrick , father of the great ornament of ...
... merit , had , from his earliest years , secured him a kind reception in the best families at Lichfield . Among these I can mention Mr. Howard , Dr. Swinfen , Mr. Simpson , Mr. Levett , Captain Garrick , father of the great ornament of ...
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... merit has been honoured by the testimony of Bishop Hurd ' , who was his scholar ; for Mr. Blackwall died on the 8th of April , 17302 , more than a year before Johnson left the University . 6 This employment was very irksome to him in ...
... merit has been honoured by the testimony of Bishop Hurd ' , who was his scholar ; for Mr. Blackwall died on the 8th of April , 17302 , more than a year before Johnson left the University . 6 This employment was very irksome to him in ...
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... merit of Johnson , and the cheap price at which this book was offered , there were not subscribers enough to insure a sufficient sale ; so the work never appeared , and probably , never was executed . We find him again this year at ...
... merit of Johnson , and the cheap price at which this book was offered , there were not subscribers enough to insure a sufficient sale ; so the work never appeared , and probably , never was executed . We find him again this year at ...
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... but , if you think there is a probability of obtaining the favour asked , I am sure your humanity , and propensity to relieve merit in distress , will incline you to serve the poor 1738 ] HIS WISH TO PRACTISE LAW 91 man ,
... but , if you think there is a probability of obtaining the favour asked , I am sure your humanity , and propensity to relieve merit in distress , will incline you to serve the poor 1738 ] HIS WISH TO PRACTISE LAW 91 man ,
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acknowl acquaintance admiration affectionate afterwards appeared Ashbourne asked authour Beauclerk believe BENNET LANGTON booksellers character church compliments consider conversation dear Sir death Dictionary dined doubt edition eminent English favour Garrick gentleman Gentleman's Magazine give Goldsmith happy hear heard Hebrides honour hope house of Stuart humble servant humour JAMES BOSWELL John kind King lady Langton language learning letter Lichfield literary lived London Lord Lord Chesterfield Lord Monboddo Lucy Porter manner mentioned merit mind never obliged observed occasion opinion Oxford perhaps pleased pleasure poem poet praise publick published Rambler reason recollect remark Reverend SAMUEL JOHNSON Scotch Scotland Shakspeare shew Sir Joshua Reynolds Streatham suppose sure talked tell thing THOMAS WARTON thought Thrale tion told truth WARTON Whig wish write written wrote