Boswell's Life of Johnson: Including Boswell's Journal of a Tour of the Hebrides, and Johnson's Diary of A Journey Into North Wales, Količina 5Bigelow, Brown & Company, Incorporated, 1786 |
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... character . He was so much struck with the spirit and fidelity of the portrait that he requested to be intro- duced to its writer . From this period a friendship took place between them , which ripened into the strictest and most ...
... character . He was so much struck with the spirit and fidelity of the portrait that he requested to be intro- duced to its writer . From this period a friendship took place between them , which ripened into the strictest and most ...
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... character has been lessened by recording such various instances of his lively wit and acute judgment , on every topick that was presented to his mind . In the opinion of every person of taste and knowledge that I have conversed with ...
... character has been lessened by recording such various instances of his lively wit and acute judgment , on every topick that was presented to his mind . In the opinion of every person of taste and knowledge that I have conversed with ...
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... Character of Dr. Johnson . He arrives in Scot- land . August 15. Sir William Forbes . Practice of the law . Emigra- tion . Dr. Beattie and Mr. Hume . Dr. Robertson . Mr. Burke's various and extraordinary talents . Question con- cerning ...
... Character of Dr. Johnson . He arrives in Scot- land . August 15. Sir William Forbes . Practice of the law . Emigra- tion . Dr. Beattie and Mr. Hume . Dr. Robertson . Mr. Burke's various and extraordinary talents . Question con- cerning ...
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... character . Good principles and bad practice . October 26. A passage in Home's Douglas , and one in Juvenal , compared . Neglect of religious buildings in Scotland . Arrive at Sir James Colquhoun's . October 27. Dr. Johnson's letter to ...
... character . Good principles and bad practice . October 26. A passage in Home's Douglas , and one in Juvenal , compared . Neglect of religious buildings in Scotland . Arrive at Sir James Colquhoun's . October 27. Dr. Johnson's letter to ...
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... character , religious , moral , political , and literary , nay his figure and manner , are , I believe , more generally known than those of almost any man ; yet it may not be superfluous here to attempt a sketch of him . Let my readers ...
... character , religious , moral , political , and literary , nay his figure and manner , are , I believe , more generally known than those of almost any man ; yet it may not be superfluous here to attempt a sketch of him . Let my readers ...
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Aberdeen ancient asked August August 15 August 21 battle of Culloden Beattie boat Boswell Boswell's breakfast Burke called castle chief church conversation dinner Duke Dunvegan Earl Edinburgh England English entertained Errol Erse father Flora Macdonald Fort Augustus Garrick gave gentleman heard Hebrides Highland honour Horace Horace Walpole horse Hume Inchkenneth island isle James John Johnson King Kingsburgh knew Lady Laird land learning live London looked Lord Lord Monboddo M'Aulay M'Kinnon M'Lean M'Leod M'Queen Macleod Malcolm mentioned miles mind Monboddo never night observed Piozzi Letters pleased poem Portree Prince Charles Prince Charles's escape Rasay Robertson Samuel Johnson says Scotland Sept servant shew Sir Alexander Sir Walter Scott spirit Talisker talked tell thing thought Thrale tion told took walked Walter Scott writing wrote young