Boswell's Life of Johnson, Količina 4Times Book Club, 1912 |
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... note on ' Some Account of the Life of William Shakespeare , ' prefixed to his admirable edition of that poet's works , vol . i . p . 118 . After dinner Dr. Johnson wrote a letter to Mrs. Thrale ÆT 67 ] LIFE OF DR . JOHNSON.
... note on ' Some Account of the Life of William Shakespeare , ' prefixed to his admirable edition of that poet's works , vol . i . p . 118 . After dinner Dr. Johnson wrote a letter to Mrs. Thrale ÆT 67 ] LIFE OF DR . JOHNSON.
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... poets . The people would not have suffered it . They disputed with good humour upon the fanciful theories , because they were not interested in the truth of them : when a man has nothing to lose , he may be in good humour with his ...
... poets . The people would not have suffered it . They disputed with good humour upon the fanciful theories , because they were not interested in the truth of them : when a man has nothing to lose , he may be in good humour with his ...
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... repeat ; it stamps a value on them . He told us that the book entitled the Lives of the Poets , by Mr. Cibber , was entirely supplied by Mr. Shiels , 1 a Scotchman , one of his amanuenses 38 LIFE OF DR . JOHNSON [ 1776.
... repeat ; it stamps a value on them . He told us that the book entitled the Lives of the Poets , by Mr. Cibber , was entirely supplied by Mr. Shiels , 1 a Scotchman , one of his amanuenses 38 LIFE OF DR . JOHNSON [ 1776.
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... poets with whom he had been chiefly con . versant . He also engaged to write several of the Lives ; which ( as we are told ) he accordingly performed . He was further useful in striking out the Jacobitical and Tory sentiments , which ...
... poets with whom he had been chiefly con . versant . He also engaged to write several of the Lives ; which ( as we are told ) he accordingly performed . He was further useful in striking out the Jacobitical and Tory sentiments , which ...
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... Poets , compiled by Messrs . Cibber and Shiels , from a sincere regard to that sacred prin- ciple of truth , to which Dr. Johnson so rightly adhered , according to the best of his knowledge ; and which , we believe , no consideration ...
... Poets , compiled by Messrs . Cibber and Shiels , from a sincere regard to that sacred prin- ciple of truth , to which Dr. Johnson so rightly adhered , according to the best of his knowledge ; and which , we believe , no consideration ...
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acquaintance admirable affectionate afterwards appeared Ashbourne Auchinleck believe BENNET LANGTON Bishop censure character Cibber consider conversation Court of Session dear sir death Dilly dined dinner Dodd Dodd's doubt drink edition Elkanah Settle English favour Garrick gentleman GEORGE STEEVENS give Goldsmith happy hear Hebrides honour hope Hugo Grotius humble servant humour JAMES BOSWELL John JOHNSON Edinburgh judge KNOWLES lady Langton late learned letter Lichfield lived London Lord Hailes Lord Monboddo madam mentioned mind never obliged observed occasion once opinion pain Percy perhaps pleased pleasure poem Poets praise recollect respect Reverend SAMUEL JOHNSON Scotch Scotland sermons Seward Sir Joshua Sir Joshua Reynolds Soame Jenyns Streatham style suppose sure talked Taylor tell things thought Thrale tion told truth uneasy Whig Wilkes William wine wish write written wrote