Boswell's Life of JohnsonScribner's Sons, 1917 - 574 strani |
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Stran xii
... wish for his return . ' His vi- vacity , his love of fun , his passion for good company and friendship , his sympathy , his amiability , which made him acceptable everywhere , have mingled throughout with his own handiwork , and cause ...
... wish for his return . ' His vi- vacity , his love of fun , his passion for good company and friendship , his sympathy , his amiability , which made him acceptable everywhere , have mingled throughout with his own handiwork , and cause ...
Stran xix
... the essential thing ; it imparts discernment . Thus , through his friendship with Boswell , Johnson will realize his wish , still to be teaching as the years increase . THE LIFE OF SAMUEL JOHNSON , LL.D. Had Dr. Johnson.
... the essential thing ; it imparts discernment . Thus , through his friendship with Boswell , Johnson will realize his wish , still to be teaching as the years increase . THE LIFE OF SAMUEL JOHNSON , LL.D. Had Dr. Johnson.
Stran 15
... wish to depreciate him , should , since his death , have laid hold of this circum- stance , and insisted upon it with very unfair aggravation . The history of his mind as to religion is an important article . I have mentioned the early ...
... wish to depreciate him , should , since his death , have laid hold of this circum- stance , and insisted upon it with very unfair aggravation . The history of his mind as to religion is an important article . I have mentioned the early ...
Stran 44
... Wishes but five guineas more , as is proved by an authentick document in my possession . His Vanity of Human Wishes has less of common life , but more of a philosophick dignity than his London . More readers , therefore , will be ...
... Wishes but five guineas more , as is proved by an authentick document in my possession . His Vanity of Human Wishes has less of common life , but more of a philosophick dignity than his London . More readers , therefore , will be ...
Stran 58
... 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 affected , but was ...
... 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 affected , but was ...
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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