Boswell's Life of Johnson, Količina 5Times Book Club, 1912 |
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... Doctor , you look stout and hearty , I am happy to see you so ; for the newspapers told us you were very ill . ' JOHNSON : ' Ah , sir , they are always telling lies of us old fellows . ' Wishing to be present at more of so singular a ...
... Doctor , you look stout and hearty , I am happy to see you so ; for the newspapers told us you were very ill . ' JOHNSON : ' Ah , sir , they are always telling lies of us old fellows . ' Wishing to be present at more of so singular a ...
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... Doctor . You , I suppose , have never known what it was to have a wife . ' JOHNSON : ' Sir , I have known what it was to have a wife , and ( in a solemn , tender , faltering tone ) I have known what it was to lose a wife . It had almost ...
... Doctor . You , I suppose , have never known what it was to have a wife . ' JOHNSON : ' Sir , I have known what it was to have a wife , and ( in a solemn , tender , faltering tone ) I have known what it was to lose a wife . It had almost ...
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... Doctor , you are much mistaken as to this ; for when you talk with him calmly in private , he is very liberal in his way of thinking . ' ROBERTSON : ' He and I have been always very gracious ; the first time I met him was one evening at ...
... Doctor , you are much mistaken as to this ; for when you talk with him calmly in private , he is very liberal in his way of thinking . ' ROBERTSON : ' He and I have been always very gracious ; the first time I met him was one evening at ...
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... Doctor then went on to speak of his endowments , and particularly extolled the wonderful ease with which he uttered what was highly excellent . He said , that " no man ever was so free when he was going to say a good thing , from a look ...
... Doctor then went on to speak of his endowments , and particularly extolled the wonderful ease with which he uttered what was highly excellent . He said , that " no man ever was so free when he was going to say a good thing , from a look ...
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... dinner . " " " ' Mr. Beauclerk one day repeated to Dr. Johnson Pope's lines , " Let modest Foster , if he will , excel Ten metropolitans in preaching well " : then asked the Doctor , " Why did Pope say 148 LIFE OF DR . JOHNSON [ 1780.
... dinner . " " " ' Mr. Beauclerk one day repeated to Dr. Johnson Pope's lines , " Let modest Foster , if he will , excel Ten metropolitans in preaching well " : then asked the Doctor , " Why did Pope say 148 LIFE OF DR . JOHNSON [ 1780.
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acquaintance admirable affectionate afterwards appeared asked AUGUSTE VESTRIS Beauclerk believe Bishop Bolt Court Burke called character conversation dear sir death dined drink Edwards elegant eminent entertained excellent expressed favour Fleet Street Garrick gentleman give happy hear heard honour hope humble servant humour JAMES BOSWELL kind lady Langton learning letter Levett Lichfield literary lived London Lord Bathurst Lord Bolingbroke Lord Camden Lord Marchmont Lordship LUCY PORTER madam manner Marchmont ment mentioned merit mind Miss never obliged observed occasion once opinion perhaps pleased pleasure poetry Poets Pope praise pretty woman published received recollect remark respect SAMUEL JOHNSON Scotland Sir Joshua Reynolds Streatham suppose sure talked tell thing thought Thrale tion told truth Various Readings verse WARREN HASTINGS Whig Wilkes wine wish words write written wrote young