Boswell's Life of JohnsonScribner's Sons, 1917 - 574 strani |
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... sure she could not miss it ; and I contrived that she should soon come up with me . When she did , I observed her to be in tears . ' This , it must be allowed , was a singular beginning of con- nubial felicity ; but there is no doubt ...
... sure she could not miss it ; and I contrived that she should soon come up with me . When she did , I observed her to be in tears . ' This , it must be allowed , was a singular beginning of con- nubial felicity ; but there is no doubt ...
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... sure , though moderate income for his life ; and an offer being made to him of the mastership of a school , provided he could obtain the degree of Master of Arts , Dr. Adams was applied to , by a common friend , to know whether that ...
... sure , though moderate income for his life ; and an offer being made to him of the mastership of a school , provided he could obtain the degree of Master of Arts , Dr. Adams was applied to , by a common friend , to know whether that ...
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... sure to rush into his mind ; and , for this reason , any com- pany , any employment whatever , he preferred to being alone . The great business of his life ( he said ) was to escape from himself ; this disposition he considered as the ...
... sure to rush into his mind ; and , for this reason , any com- pany , any employment whatever , he preferred to being alone . The great business of his life ( he said ) was to escape from himself ; this disposition he considered as the ...
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... sure of being indemnified . He this year resumed his scheme of giving an edition of Shakspeare with notes.1 He issued Proposals of considerable length , in which he shewed that he perfectly well knew what a variety of research such an ...
... sure of being indemnified . He this year resumed his scheme of giving an edition of Shakspeare with notes.1 He issued Proposals of considerable length , in which he shewed that he perfectly well knew what a variety of research such an ...
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... sure you have my esteem for the courage with which you contracted them , and the spirit with which you endure them . I wish my esteem could be of more use . I have been invited , or have invited myself , to several parts of the kingdom ...
... sure you have my esteem for the courage with which you contracted them , and the spirit with which you endure them . I wish my esteem could be of more use . I have been invited , or have invited myself , to several parts of the kingdom ...
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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