Boswell's Life of JohnsonScribner's Sons, 1917 - 574 strani |
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... published a spelling - book , and dedicated it to the UNIVERSE ; but , I fear , no copy of it can now be had . ' He began to learn Latin with Mr. Hawkins , usher , or under - master of Lichfield school , ' a man ( said he ) very skilful ...
... published a spelling - book , and dedicated it to the UNIVERSE ; but , I fear , no copy of it can now be had . ' He began to learn Latin with Mr. Hawkins , usher , or under - master of Lichfield school , ' a man ( said he ) very skilful ...
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... published in May , 1738 ; and it is remarkable , that it came out on the same morning with Pope's satire , entitled ' 1738 ; ' so that England had at once its Juvenal and Horace as poetical monitors . The Reverend Dr. Douglas , now ...
... published in May , 1738 ; and it is remarkable , that it came out on the same morning with Pope's satire , entitled ' 1738 ; ' so that England had at once its Juvenal and Horace as poetical monitors . The Reverend Dr. Douglas , now ...
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... published afterwds another Poem in Latin with Notes the whole very Humerous call'd the Norfolk Prophecy . P. ' Johnson had been told of this note ; and Sir Joshua Rey- nolds informed him of the compliment which it contained , but , from ...
... published afterwds another Poem in Latin with Notes the whole very Humerous call'd the Norfolk Prophecy . P. ' Johnson had been told of this note ; and Sir Joshua Rey- nolds informed him of the compliment which it contained , but , from ...
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... published with some other pieces of his , in Mrs. Williams's Miscellanies . This Epitaph is so exquisitely beautiful , that I remember even Lord Kames , strangely prejudiced as he was against Dr. Johnson , was compelled to allow it very ...
... published with some other pieces of his , in Mrs. Williams's Miscellanies . This Epitaph is so exquisitely beautiful , that I remember even Lord Kames , strangely prejudiced as he was against Dr. Johnson , was compelled to allow it very ...
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... published , Mr. Harte dined with Ed- ward Cave , and occasionally praised it . Soon after , meeting him , Cave said , ' You made a man very happy t'other day .'- ' How could that be , ' says Harte ; ' nobody was there but ourselves ...
... published , Mr. Harte dined with Ed- ward Cave , and occasionally praised it . Soon after , meeting him , Cave said , ' You made a man very happy t'other day .'- ' How could that be , ' says Harte ; ' nobody was there but ourselves ...
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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