Boswell's Life of Johnson, Količina 5Times Book Club, 1912 |
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... less frequent . ' MISS We talked of a lady's verses on Ireland . REYNOLDS : ' Have you seen them , sir ? ' JOHNSON : ' No , madam , I have seen a translation from Horace , by one of her daughters . She showed it me . ' MISS REYNOLDS ...
... less frequent . ' MISS We talked of a lady's verses on Ireland . REYNOLDS : ' Have you seen them , sir ? ' JOHNSON : ' No , madam , I have seen a translation from Horace , by one of her daughters . She showed it me . ' MISS REYNOLDS ...
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... less pleasing to others.1 Wine gives a man nothing . It neither gives him knowledge nor wit ; it only animates a man , and enables him to bring out what a dread of the company has repressed . It only puts in motion what has been locked ...
... less pleasing to others.1 Wine gives a man nothing . It neither gives him knowledge nor wit ; it only animates a man , and enables him to bring out what a dread of the company has repressed . It only puts in motion what has been locked ...
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... your drinking with him , than his being sober with you . BOSWELL : Why , that is true ; for it would do him less hurt to be sober , than it would do me to get drunk . ' JOHNSON : Yes , sir ; and ET . 69 ] LIFE OF DR . JOHNSON 31.
... your drinking with him , than his being sober with you . BOSWELL : Why , that is true ; for it would do him less hurt to be sober , than it would do me to get drunk . ' JOHNSON : Yes , sir ; and ET . 69 ] LIFE OF DR . JOHNSON 31.
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... less talked of than Pope , and Homer is less talked of than Virgil ; but they are not less admired . We must read what the world reads at the moment . It has been main- tained that this superfetation , this teeming of the press in ...
... less talked of than Pope , and Homer is less talked of than Virgil ; but they are not less admired . We must read what the world reads at the moment . It has been main- tained that this superfetation , this teeming of the press in ...
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... less firm at one time than another ; but I think a man's being in a good or bad humour depends upon his will . ' I , however , could not help thinking that a man's humour is often uncontrollable by his will . Johnson harangued against ...
... less firm at one time than another ; but I think a man's being in a good or bad humour depends upon his will . ' I , however , could not help thinking that a man's humour is often uncontrollable by his will . Johnson harangued against ...
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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