Boswell's Life of Johnson, Količina 5Times Book Club, 1912 |
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... equal merit : " " Mira cano , Sol occubuit , nox nulla secuta est . ' EDWARDS : ' You are a philosopher , Dr. Johnson . I have tried too in my time to be a philosopher ; but I don't know how , cheerfulness was always breaking in . ' Mr ...
... equal merit : " " Mira cano , Sol occubuit , nox nulla secuta est . ' EDWARDS : ' You are a philosopher , Dr. Johnson . I have tried too in my time to be a philosopher ; but I don't know how , cheerfulness was always breaking in . ' Mr ...
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... equal ignorance and conceit . Dr. Johnson permitted me to read some passages aloud . One was that he resolved to work on Sunday , and did work , but he owned he felt some weak com- punction ; and he had this very curious reflection ...
... equal ignorance and conceit . Dr. Johnson permitted me to read some passages aloud . One was that he resolved to work on Sunday , and did work , but he owned he felt some weak com- punction ; and he had this very curious reflection ...
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... equal , or almost equal in value to the deanery ; he may take one him- self , and give the other to his son . 1 His regiment was afterwards ordered to Jamaica , where he accompanied it , and almost lost his life by the climate . This ...
... equal , or almost equal in value to the deanery ; he may take one him- self , and give the other to his son . 1 His regiment was afterwards ordered to Jamaica , where he accompanied it , and almost lost his life by the climate . This ...
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... equal complais- ance after each time , and the twentieth time , sir , he will get your vote . ' Talking on the subject of toleration one day when some friends were with him in his study , he made his usual remark , that the State has a ...
... equal complais- ance after each time , and the twentieth time , sir , he will get your vote . ' Talking on the subject of toleration one day when some friends were with him in his study , he made his usual remark , that the State has a ...
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... equal excellence . ' ' As Johnson always allowed the extraordinary talents of Mr. Burke , so Mr. Burke was fully sensible of the wonderful powers of Johnson . Mr. Langton recollects having passed an evening with both of them , when Mr ...
... equal excellence . ' ' As Johnson always allowed the extraordinary talents of Mr. Burke , so Mr. Burke was fully sensible of the wonderful powers of Johnson . Mr. Langton recollects having passed an evening with both of them , when Mr ...
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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