Boswell's Life of JohnsonScribner's Sons, 1917 - 574 strani |
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... observed . Loyal Johnsonians may look upon such a book with a measure of scorn . I could not have made it , had I not believed that it would be the means of drawing new readers to Boswell , and eventually of finding for them in the ...
... observed . Loyal Johnsonians may look upon such a book with a measure of scorn . I could not have made it , had I not believed that it would be the means of drawing new readers to Boswell , and eventually of finding for them in the ...
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... observed to him , ' said Boswell , ' that there were very few of his friends so accurate as that I could venture to put down in writing what they told me as his sayings . ' The faithfulness of his portrait , even to the mi- nutest ...
... observed to him , ' said Boswell , ' that there were very few of his friends so accurate as that I could venture to put down in writing what they told me as his sayings . ' The faithfulness of his portrait , even to the mi- nutest ...
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... observed him at the cathedral perched upon his father's shoulders , listening and gaping at the much celebrated preacher . Mr. Hammond asked Mr. Johnson how he could possibly think of bringing such an infant to church , and in the midst ...
... observed him at the cathedral perched upon his father's shoulders , listening and gaping at the much celebrated preacher . Mr. Hammond asked Mr. Johnson how he could possibly think of bringing such an infant to church , and in the midst ...
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... observe , that in no other respect could I dis- cern any defect in his vision ; on the contrary , the force of his ... observed resembled a cone , he corrected my inaccuracy , by shewing me , that it was indeed pointed at the top , but ...
... observe , that in no other respect could I dis- cern any defect in his vision ; on the contrary , the force of his ... observed resembled a cone , he corrected my inaccuracy , by shewing me , that it was indeed pointed at the top , but ...
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... whom few were better judges on this subject , once observed to me that ' Johnson knew more books than any man alive . ' He had a 1729 ] HIS RAPID READING AND COMPOSITION 17 peculiar facility 16 [ 1729 LIFE OF DR . JOHNSON.
... whom few were better judges on this subject , once observed to me that ' Johnson knew more books than any man alive . ' He had a 1729 ] HIS RAPID READING AND COMPOSITION 17 peculiar facility 16 [ 1729 LIFE OF DR . JOHNSON.
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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