Boswell's Life of JohnsonScribner's Sons, 1917 - 574 strani |
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... Scotland , and I pointed out to him a mountain which I observed resembled a cone , he corrected my inaccuracy , by shewing me , that it was indeed pointed at the top , but that one side of it was larger than the other . And the ladies ...
... Scotland , and I pointed out to him a mountain which I observed resembled a cone , he corrected my inaccuracy , by shewing me , that it was indeed pointed at the top , but that one side of it was larger than the other . And the ladies ...
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... Scotland while The Rambler was coming out in single papers at London . With a laudable zeal at once for the improvement of his countrymen , and the reputation of his friend , he suggested and took the charge of an edition of those ...
... Scotland while The Rambler was coming out in single papers at London . With a laudable zeal at once for the improvement of his countrymen , and the reputation of his friend , he suggested and took the charge of an edition of those ...
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... Scotland . The style of Johnson was , undoubtedly , much formed upon that of the great writers in the last century , Hooker , Bacon , Sanderson , Hakewell , and others ; those ' GIANTS , ' as they were well characterised by A GREAT ...
... Scotland . The style of Johnson was , undoubtedly , much formed upon that of the great writers in the last century , Hooker , Bacon , Sanderson , Hakewell , and others ; those ' GIANTS , ' as they were well characterised by A GREAT ...
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... Scotland supports the people . ' Excise . ' A hateful tax levied upon commodities , and adjudged not by the common judges of property , but wretches hired by those to whom excise is paid .'- E Thus it went to the press ; but the printer.
... Scotland supports the people . ' Excise . ' A hateful tax levied upon commodities , and adjudged not by the common judges of property , but wretches hired by those to whom excise is paid .'- E Thus it went to the press ; but the printer.
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... Scotland as a player , and as an instructor in the English language , a man whose talents and worth were depressed by misfortunes , had given me a representation of the figure and manner of DICTIONARY JOHNSON ! as he was then generally ...
... Scotland as a player , and as an instructor in the English language , a man whose talents and worth were depressed by misfortunes , had given me a representation of the figure and manner of DICTIONARY JOHNSON ! as he was then generally ...
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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