Boswell's Life of Johnson, Količina 6A. Constable and Company, Limited, 1901 |
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... present royal family has no friends , has been too much justified by the very un- grateful behaviour of many who were under great obligations to his Majesty ; at the same time there are honourable exceptions ; and the very next year ...
... present royal family has no friends , has been too much justified by the very un- grateful behaviour of many who were under great obligations to his Majesty ; at the same time there are honourable exceptions ; and the very next year ...
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... present , that in France as soon as a man of fashion marries he takes an opera girl into keeping ; and this he mentioned as a general custom . Pray , sir ( said I ) , how many opera girls may there be ? ” He answered , " About fourscore ...
... present , that in France as soon as a man of fashion marries he takes an opera girl into keeping ; and this he mentioned as a general custom . Pray , sir ( said I ) , how many opera girls may there be ? ” He answered , " About fourscore ...
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... present to a postman who brings me a letter . When patronage was limited , an author expected to find a Mæcenas , and complained if he did not find one . Why should he complain ? This Mæcenas has others as good as he , or others who ...
... present to a postman who brings me a letter . When patronage was limited , an author expected to find a Mæcenas , and complained if he did not find one . Why should he complain ? This Mæcenas has others as good as he , or others who ...
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... present at an examination of a little blackguard boy , by Mr. Saunders Welch , the late Westminster Justice . Welch , who imagined that he was exalting himself in Dr. Johnson's eyes by using big words , spoke in a manner that was ...
... present at an examination of a little blackguard boy , by Mr. Saunders Welch , the late Westminster Justice . Welch , who imagined that he was exalting himself in Dr. Johnson's eyes by using big words , spoke in a manner that was ...
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... present of a curious little printed poem , on repairing the University of Aberdeen , by David Malloch , which he thought would please Johnson , as affording clear evidence that Mallet had appeared even as a literary character by the ...
... present of a curious little printed poem , on repairing the University of Aberdeen , by David Malloch , which he thought would please Johnson , as affording clear evidence that Mallet had appeared even as a literary character by the ...
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acquaintance admiration appeared Ashbourne asked asthma attention believe Bennet Langton Bishop BOSWELL Boswell's Brocklesby Burke Burney character Club consider conversation Crown 8vo dear sir death dined dropsy edition English entertaining expressed Fanny Burney favour FIONA MACLEOD Francis Barber gentleman George give happy History honour Hoole hope humble servant instance JAMES BOSWELL Johnson kind lady Langton Latin learned Lichfield literary live London Lord Lordship LUCY PORTER Lusiad madam manner mentioned merit mind Miss never obliged observed occasion once opinion Oxford perhaps physicians pleased pleasure poem pounds praise prayers recollect remarkable respect Reverend Samuel Samuel Johnson Scotland seemed sick Sir John Hawkins Sir Joshua Reynolds story suppose sure talk tell thought Thrale tion told translation verses William WILLIAM GERARD HAMILTON Windham wish wonderful write written wrote