Boswell's Life of JohnsonScribner's Sons, 1917 - 574 strani |
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Stran xviii
... asked Johnson . His way is prob- ably the best one of undertaking this book . Open at random , read here and there , forward and back , wholly according to inclination ; follow the practice of Johnson and all good readers , of tearing ...
... asked Johnson . His way is prob- ably the best one of undertaking this book . Open at random , read here and there , forward and back , wholly according to inclination ; follow the practice of Johnson and all good readers , of tearing ...
Stran 4
... asked his old school - fellow , Mr. Hector , surgeon of Birmingham , if she was not vain of her son . He said , ' she had too much good sense to be vain , but she knew her son's value . ' Her piety was not inferiour to her under ...
... asked his old school - fellow , Mr. Hector , surgeon of Birmingham , if she was not vain of her son . He said , ' she had too much good sense to be vain , but she knew her son's value . ' Her piety was not inferiour to her under ...
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... asked Mr. Johnson how he could possibly think of bringing such an infant to church , and in the midst of so great a crowd . He answered , because it was impossible to keep him at home ; for , young as he was , he believed he had caught ...
... asked Mr. Johnson how he could possibly think of bringing such an infant to church , and in the midst of so great a crowd . He answered , because it was impossible to keep him at home ; for , young as he was , he believed he had caught ...
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... asked if he could remem- ber Queen Anne , ' He had ( he said ) a confused , but some- how a sort of solemn recollection of a lady in diamonds , and a long black hood . ' This touch , however , was without any effect . I ventured to say ...
... asked if he could remem- ber Queen Anne , ' He had ( he said ) a confused , but some- how a sort of solemn recollection of a lady in diamonds , and a long black hood . ' This touch , however , was without any effect . I ventured to say ...
Stran 8
... asked him to borrow for her , from his father , a bible in that character . When he was going to Oxford , she came to take leave of him , brought him , in the simplicity of her kindness , a present of gingerbread , and said , he was the ...
... asked him to borrow for her , from his father , a bible in that character . When he was going to Oxford , she came to take leave of him , brought him , in the simplicity of her kindness , a present of gingerbread , and said , he was the ...
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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