Boswell's Life of Johnson, Količina 5Times Book Club, 1912 |
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... Johnson , as usual . I observed at breakfast that although it was a part of his abstemious discipline on this most ... JOHNSON : ' Why , sir , I am in the habit of getting others to do things for me . ' BOSWELL : ' What , sir , have you ...
... Johnson , as usual . I observed at breakfast that although it was a part of his abstemious discipline on this most ... JOHNSON : ' Why , sir , I am in the habit of getting others to do things for me . ' BOSWELL : ' What , sir , have you ...
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... JOHNSON : Why yes , sir , the topics were ; and books of travel will be good in proportion to what a man has previously in his mind ; his knowing what to observe ; his power of contrasting one mode of life with another . As the Spanish ...
... JOHNSON : Why yes , sir , the topics were ; and books of travel will be good in proportion to what a man has previously in his mind ; his knowing what to observe ; his power of contrasting one mode of life with another . As the Spanish ...
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... Johnson with familiar confidence , knowing who he was , while Johnson returned his salutation with a courteous formality , as to a stranger . But as soon as Edwards had brought to his recollection their having been at Pembroke College ...
... Johnson with familiar confidence , knowing who he was , while Johnson returned his salutation with a courteous formality , as to a stranger . But as soon as Edwards had brought to his recollection their having been at Pembroke College ...
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... JOHNSON ( who we did not imagine was attending ) : ' You find , sir , you have fears as well as hopes . ' So well did he see the whole , when another saw but the half of a subject . When we got to Dr. Johnson's house and were seated in ...
... JOHNSON ( who we did not imagine was attending ) : ' You find , sir , you have fears as well as hopes . ' So well did he see the whole , when another saw but the half of a subject . When we got to Dr. Johnson's house and were seated in ...
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... Johnson . I have tried too in my time to be a philosopher ; but I don't know how , cheerfulness was always breaking in . ' Mr. Burke , Sir Joshua Reynolds , Mr. Courtenay , Mr. Malone , and , indeed , all the eminent men to whom I have ...
... Johnson . I have tried too in my time to be a philosopher ; but I don't know how , cheerfulness was always breaking in . ' Mr. Burke , Sir Joshua Reynolds , Mr. Courtenay , Mr. Malone , and , indeed , all the eminent men to whom I have ...
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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