Boswell's Life of Johnson: Life (v.l, 1709-1765; v.2 1765-1776; v.3, 1776-1780; v.4, 1780-1784)Clarendon Press, 1887 |
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Stran xvii
... sure , on which ever side the right might be , even if at first his pistol missed fire to knock him down with the butt - end of it . I have attempted therefore not to criticise but to illustrate Johnson's statements . I have com- pared ...
... sure , on which ever side the right might be , even if at first his pistol missed fire to knock him down with the butt - end of it . I have attempted therefore not to criticise but to illustrate Johnson's statements . I have com- pared ...
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... sure , ' replied he ; ' but his particular malice towards me , and general disregard for truth , would make the book useless to all , and injurious to my character . ' ' Oh ! as to that , ' said I , we should all fasten upon him , and ...
... sure , ' replied he ; ' but his particular malice towards me , and general disregard for truth , would make the book useless to all , and injurious to my character . ' ' Oh ! as to that , ' said I , we should all fasten upon him , and ...
Stran 27
... sure not above twice . Johnson might have esteemed him for his decent , religious demeanour , and his knowledge of books and literary history ; but from the rigid formality of his manners , it is evident that they never could have lived ...
... sure not above twice . Johnson might have esteemed him for his decent , religious demeanour , and his knowledge of books and literary history ; but from the rigid formality of his manners , it is evident that they never could have lived ...
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... sure ; for I was indulged and caressed by my master ; and , I think , really ex- celled the rest . ' Annals , p . 25 . 2 Johnson said of Hunter : - ' Abat- ing his brutality , he was a very good master ; ' post , March 21 , 1772. Steele ...
... sure ; for I was indulged and caressed by my master ; and , I think , really ex- celled the rest . ' Annals , p . 25 . 2 Johnson said of Hunter : - ' Abat- ing his brutality , he was a very good master ; ' post , March 21 , 1772. Steele ...
Stran 71
... sure to ask , ' Did you read it through ? ' If the answer was in the affirmative , he did not seem will- ing to believe it . ' Murphy's Johnson , p . 12. It would be easy to show that Johnson read many books right through , though ...
... sure to ask , ' Did you read it through ? ' If the answer was in the affirmative , he did not seem will- ing to believe it . ' Murphy's Johnson , p . 12. It would be easy to show that Johnson read many books right through , though ...
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