Boswell's Life of Johnson, Količina 5Times Book Club, 1912 |
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... 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 con- versation as that between two fellow ...
... 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 con- versation as that between two fellow ...
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... happy to mention another instance which I discovered of his seeking after a man of merit . Soon after the Honourable Daines Barrington had published his excellent Observations on the Statutes , Johnson waited on that worthy and learned ...
... happy to mention another instance which I discovered of his seeking after a man of merit . Soon after the Honourable Daines Barrington had published his excellent Observations on the Statutes , Johnson waited on that worthy and learned ...
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... happy man ; a miser who gives himself wholly to the one passion of saving . ' JOHN- SON : That is flying in the face of all the world , who have called an avaricious man a miser , because he is miserable . No , sir ; a man who both ...
... happy man ; a miser who gives himself wholly to the one passion of saving . ' JOHN- SON : That is flying in the face of all the world , who have called an avaricious man a miser , because he is miserable . No , sir ; a man who both ...
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... happy gift of nature . JOHNSON : ' I do not think so ; a man has from nature a certain portion of mind ; the use he makes of it depends upon his own free will . That a man has always the same firmness 1 [ Lord Clive . - A . B. ] of mind ...
... happy gift of nature . JOHNSON : ' I do not think so ; a man has from nature a certain portion of mind ; the use he makes of it depends upon his own free will . That a man has always the same firmness 1 [ Lord Clive . - A . B. ] of mind ...
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... happy in the arms of a chambermaid as of a duchess . But such is the adventitious charm of fancy , that we find men who have violated the best principles of society , and ruined their fame and their fortune , that they might possess a ...
... happy in the arms of a chambermaid as of a duchess . But such is the adventitious charm of fancy , that we find men who have violated the best principles of society , and ruined their fame and their fortune , that they might possess a ...
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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