Boswell's Life of Johnson, Količina 6A. Constable and Company, 1903 |
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... mentioned . JOHNSON : ' Keeping accounts , sir , is of no use when a man is spending his own money , and has nobody to whom he is to account . You won't eat less beef to - day , because you have written down what it cost yesterday . ' I ...
... mentioned . JOHNSON : ' Keeping accounts , sir , is of no use when a man is spending his own money , and has nobody to whom he is to account . You won't eat less beef to - day , because you have written down what it cost yesterday . ' I ...
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... mentioned , with very visible disgust , the custom they have of spitting on the floors of their apartments . " This ( said the Doctor ) is as gross a thing as can well be done ; and one wonders how any man , or set of men , can persist ...
... mentioned , with very visible disgust , the custom they have of spitting on the floors of their apartments . " This ( said the Doctor ) is as gross a thing as can well be done ; and one wonders how any man , or set of men , can persist ...
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... mentioned Johnson's general aversion to pun . He once , however , endured one of mine . When we were talking of a numerous company in which he had distinguished himself highly , I said , ' Sir , you were a cod surrounded by smelts . Is ...
... mentioned Johnson's general aversion to pun . He once , however , endured one of mine . When we were talking of a numerous company in which he had distinguished himself highly , I said , ' Sir , you were a cod surrounded by smelts . Is ...
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acquaintance ADAMS admirable afraid answered appeared Ashbourne asked asthma attention believe Bennet Langton Bishop BOSWELL Brocklesby Burke Burney character Club compliment consider conversation dear sir death dined disease dropsy edition eminent entertained expressed favour Francis Barber gentleman give glad happy honour Hoole hope humble servant instance JAMES BOSWELL kind lady Langton late learned less letter Lichfield literary live London Lord Lord Eliot Lordship LUCY PORTER Lusiad madam manner mentioned merit mind never obliged observed occasion once opinion Pembroke College perhaps person physicians pleased pleasure praise prayers reason received recollect remarkable respect Reverend Samuel Johnson Scotland seemed sick sincere Sir John Hawkins Sir Joshua Reynolds suppose sure talked tell things thought Thrale tion told verses William WILLIAM GERARD HAMILTON Windham wish wonderful write written wrote