Boswell's Life of Johnson, Količina 5A. Constable and Company, 1903 |
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... literary school . Much praise indeed is due to those excellent Discourses , which are so universally admired , and for which the author received from the Empress of Russia a gold snuff - box , adorned with her profile in bas relief ...
... literary school . Much praise indeed is due to those excellent Discourses , which are so universally admired , and for which the author received from the Empress of Russia a gold snuff - box , adorned with her profile in bas relief ...
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... Literary Club in 1773 , and died in 1784.-M. ] 2 A literary lady has favoured me with a characteristic anecdote of Richardson . One day at his country house at Northend , where a large company was assembled at dinner , a gentleman who ...
... Literary Club in 1773 , and died in 1784.-M. ] 2 A literary lady has favoured me with a characteristic anecdote of Richardson . One day at his country house at Northend , where a large company was assembled at dinner , a gentleman who ...
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... literary man could not be very entertaining . JOHNSON : ' But it certainly may . This is a remark which has been made , and repeated , without justice ; why should the life of a literary man be less entertaining than the life of any ...
... literary man could not be very entertaining . JOHNSON : ' But it certainly may . This is a remark which has been made , and repeated , without justice ; why should the life of a literary man be less entertaining than the life of any ...
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acquaintance admirable affectionate afterwards appeared asked Beauclerk believe Bishop Bolt Court Burke called character consider 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 Johnson kind lady Langton learning letter Levett liberty Lichfield literary Lives London Lord Bathurst Lord Bolingbroke Lord Camden Lord Marchmont Lordship LUCY PORTER madam manner Marchmont ment mentioned mind Miss never night observed occasion once opinion perhaps pleased pleasure poetry Poets Pope praise pretty woman 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