Boswell's Life of JohnsonScribner's Sons, 1917 - 574 strani |
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Stran xiv
... Langton . ' Sir , ' said he , ' I love the acquaintance of young people , young men have more virtue than old men ; they have more generous sentiments in every respect . ' At sixty - eight he said : ' I value myself upon this , that ...
... Langton . ' Sir , ' said he , ' I love the acquaintance of young people , young men have more virtue than old men ; they have more generous sentiments in every respect . ' At sixty - eight he said : ' I value myself upon this , that ...
Stran 9
... Langton one day asked him how he had acquired so accurate a knowledge of Latin , in which , I be- lieve , he was exceeded by no man of his time ; he said , ' My master whipt me very well . Without that , Sir , I should have done nothing ...
... Langton one day asked him how he had acquired so accurate a knowledge of Latin , in which , I be- lieve , he was exceeded by no man of his time ; he said , ' My master whipt me very well . Without that , Sir , I should have done nothing ...
Stran 27
... Langton , by whose favour a copy of it is now in my possession . Johnson's residence at Lichfield , on his return to it at this time , was only for three months ; and as he had as yet seen but a small part of the wonders of the Metropolis.
... Langton , by whose favour a copy of it is now in my possession . Johnson's residence at Lichfield , on his return to it at this time , was only for three months ; and as he had as yet seen but a small part of the wonders of the Metropolis.
Stran 46
... Langton , ' that when in that dress he could not treat people with the same ease as when in his usual plain clothes . ' Dress indeed , we must allow , has more effect even upon strong minds than one should suppose , without having had ...
... Langton , ' that when in that dress he could not treat people with the same ease as when in his usual plain clothes . ' Dress indeed , we must allow , has more effect even upon strong minds than one should suppose , without having had ...
Stran 47
... Langton , ' that when in that dress he could not treat people with the same ease as when in his usual plain clothes . ' Dress indeed , we must allow , has more effect even upon strong minds than one should suppose , without having had ...
... Langton , ' that when in that dress he could not treat people with the same ease as when in his usual plain clothes . ' Dress indeed , we must allow , has more effect even upon strong minds than one should suppose , without having had ...
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acquaintance admiration Æneid ÆTAT afterwards agreeable answered appeared Ashbourne asked authour Beauclerk believe BENNET LANGTON better bookseller BOSWELL Burke Burney called character compliment conversation David Garrick dear Sir death Dictionary dined dinner drink eminent entertained favour Francis Barber Garrick gentleman give Goldsmith happy hear heard Hebrides honour hope humour JAMES BOSWELL John Johnson kind King lady Langton laugh Lichfield literary lived London Lord Lord Chesterfield Lucy Porter Madam manner mentioned merit mind morning never night obliged observed occasion once opinion Oxford Pembroke College pleased pleasure Poets pounds praise publick recollect Robert Dodsley Samuel Johnson Scotland seemed servant shewed Sir Joshua Reynolds smiling soon Streatham suppose sure talked Taylor tell thing thought Thrale tion told topicks truth Whig Wilkes wine wish wonder write written wrote young