Boswell's Life of Johnson, Količina 4Times Book Club, 1912 |
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... him when he was out of the room , not only with veneration but affection . It pleased me to find that he was so much beloved in his native city . Mrs. Aston , whom I had seen the preceding night 4 LIFE OF DR . JOHNSON [ 1776.
... him when he was out of the room , not only with veneration but affection . It pleased me to find that he was so much beloved in his native city . Mrs. Aston , whom I had seen the preceding night 4 LIFE OF DR . JOHNSON [ 1776.
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James Boswell Augustine Birrell. Mrs. Aston , whom I had seen the preceding night , and her sister , Mrs. Gastrel , a widow lady , had each a house and garden , and pleasure - ground , prettily situated upon Stowhill , a gentle eminence ...
James Boswell Augustine Birrell. Mrs. Aston , whom I had seen the preceding night , and her sister , Mrs. Gastrel , a widow lady , had each a house and garden , and pleasure - ground , prettily situated upon Stowhill , a gentle eminence ...
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... seen many skeletons of show and magnificence which excite at once ridicule and pity . Dr. Taylor had a good estate of his own , and good preferment in the church , being a prebendary of Westminster , and rector of Bosworth . He was a ...
... seen many skeletons of show and magnificence which excite at once ridicule and pity . Dr. Taylor had a good estate of his own , and good preferment in the church , being a prebendary of Westminster , and rector of Bosworth . He was a ...
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... seen in the time that we have to travel . We must , to be sure , see Rome , Naples , Florence , and Venice , and as much more as we can ' ( speaking with a tone of animation ) . 1 A gentleman , who , from his extraordinary stores of ...
... seen in the time that we have to travel . We must , to be sure , see Rome , Naples , Florence , and Venice , and as much more as we can ' ( speaking with a tone of animation ) . 1 A gentleman , who , from his extraordinary stores of ...
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... seen greater variety of characters ; and none could observe them better , as was evident from the strong , yet nice portraits which he often drew . I have fre- quently thought that if he had made out what the French call une catalogue ...
... seen greater variety of characters ; and none could observe them better , as was evident from the strong , yet nice portraits which he often drew . I have fre- quently thought that if he had made out what the French call une catalogue ...
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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