Boswell's Life of JohnsonScribner's Sons, 1917 - 574 strani |
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Stran 12
... mention one curious in- stance of his casual reading , when but a boy . Having imagined that his brother had hid some ... mentioned in some preface , as one of the restorers of learning . His curiosity having been thus excited , he sat ...
... mention one curious in- stance of his casual reading , when but a boy . Having imagined that his brother had hid some ... mentioned in some preface , as one of the restorers of learning . His curiosity having been thus excited , he sat ...
Stran 15
... mentioned the early impressions made upon his tender imagination by his mother , who continued her pious care with assiduity , but , in his opinion , not with judge- ment . ' Sunday ( said he ) was a heavy day to me when I was a boy ...
... mentioned the early impressions made upon his tender imagination by his mother , who continued her pious care with assiduity , but , in his opinion , not with judge- ment . ' Sunday ( said he ) was a heavy day to me when I was a boy ...
Stran 17
... mentioned to him this account as given me by Dr. Adams , he said , ' Ah , Sir , I was mad and violent . It was bitterness which they mistook for frolick . I was miserably poor , and I thought to fight my way by my literature and my wit ...
... mentioned to him this account as given me by Dr. Adams , he said , ' Ah , Sir , I was mad and violent . It was bitterness which they mistook for frolick . I was miserably poor , and I thought to fight my way by my literature and my wit ...
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... mentioned , upon Johnson's own authority , that for his London he had only ten guineas ; and now , after his fame was established , he got for his Vanity of Human Wishes but five guineas more , as is proved by an authentick document in ...
... mentioned , upon Johnson's own authority , that for his London he had only ten guineas ; and now , after his fame was established , he got for his Vanity of Human Wishes but five guineas more , as is proved by an authentick document in ...
Stran 58
... mentioned his wish to his land- lady , she introduced him to Mr. Levet , who readily obtained Johnson's permission to bring Mr. Langton to him ; as , indeed , Johnson , during the whole course of his life , had no shyness , real or ...
... mentioned his wish to his land- lady , she introduced him to Mr. Levet , who readily obtained Johnson's permission to bring Mr. Langton to him ; as , indeed , Johnson , during the whole course of his life , had no shyness , real or ...
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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