Boswell's Life of JohnsonScribner's Sons, 1917 - 574 strani |
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... seen in this work more completely than any man who has ever yet lived . And he will be seen as he really was ; for I profess to write , not his panegyrick , which must be all praise , but his Life ; which , great and good as he was ...
... seen in this work more completely than any man who has ever yet lived . And he will be seen as he really was ; for I profess to write , not his panegyrick , which must be all praise , but his Life ; which , great and good as he was ...
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... seen mentioned in some preface , as one of the restorers of learning . His curiosity having been thus excited , he sat down with avid- ity , and read a great part of the book . What he read dur- ing these two years he told me , was not ...
... seen mentioned in some preface , as one of the restorers of learning . His curiosity having been thus excited , he sat down with avid- ity , and read a great part of the book . What he read dur- ing these two years he told me , was not ...
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... seen lounging at the College gate , with a circle of young students round him , whom he was entertaining with wit , and keeping from their studies , if not spiriting them up to rebellion against the College discipline , which in his ...
... seen lounging at the College gate , with a circle of young students round him , whom he was entertaining with wit , and keeping from their studies , if not spiriting them up to rebellion against the College discipline , which in his ...
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... seen Garrick exhibit her , by his exquisite talent of mimickry , so as to excite the heartiest bursts of laughter ; but he , probably , as is the case in all such representations , considerably aggravated the picture . Johnson now ...
... seen Garrick exhibit her , by his exquisite talent of mimickry , so as to excite the heartiest bursts of laughter ; but he , probably , as is the case in all such representations , considerably aggravated the picture . Johnson now ...
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... , by whose favour a copy of it is now in my possession . Johnson's residence at Lichfield , on his return to it at this time , was only for three months ; and as he had as yet seen but a small part of the wonders of the Metropolis.
... , by whose favour a copy of it is now in my possession . Johnson's residence at Lichfield , on his return to it at this time , was only for three months ; and as he had as yet seen but a small part of the wonders of the Metropolis.
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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