Boswell's Life of Johnson, Količina 4A. Constable and Company, Limited, 1901 |
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... instances of men once distinguished for firmness , resolution , and spirit , who in their latter days have been governed like children by interested female artifice . Dr. Taylor commended a physician who was known to him and Dr. Johnson ...
... instances of men once distinguished for firmness , resolution , and spirit , who in their latter days have been governed like children by interested female artifice . Dr. Taylor commended a physician who was known to him and Dr. Johnson ...
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... instance , than not to feel the want of them . JOHNSON : ' No , sir ; fine clothes are good only as they supply the want of other means of procuring respect . Was Charles the Twelfth , think you , less respected for his coarse blue coat ...
... instance , than not to feel the want of them . JOHNSON : ' No , sir ; fine clothes are good only as they supply the want of other means of procuring respect . Was Charles the Twelfth , think you , less respected for his coarse blue coat ...
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... instances might be adduced . He said , ' It is commonly a weak man who marries for love . ' We then talked of marrying women of fortune ; and I mentioned a common remark , that a man may be , upon the whole , richer by marrying a woman ...
... instances might be adduced . He said , ' It is commonly a weak man who marries for love . ' We then talked of marrying women of fortune ; and I mentioned a common remark , that a man may be , upon the whole , richer by marrying a woman ...
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... instances to refute this will occur to all who are versed in the history of literature . He gave us some of the many sketches of character which were treasured in his mind , and which he was wont to produce quite unexpectedly in a very ...
... instances to refute this will occur to all who are versed in the history of literature . He gave us some of the many sketches of character which were treasured in his mind , and which he was wont to produce quite unexpectedly in a very ...
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... instances in an age . There is a strange rout made about deep play : whereas you have many more people ruined by adventurous trade , and yet we do not hear such an outcry against it . ' THRALE : " There may be few people absolutely ...
... instances in an age . There is a strange rout made about deep play : whereas you have many more people ruined by adventurous trade , and yet we do not hear such an outcry against it . ' THRALE : " There may be few people absolutely ...
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acquaintance admirable affectionate afterwards appeared Ashbourne Auchinleck believe Bennet Langton Bishop censure character Cibber consider conversation Court of Session dear sir death Dilly dined dinner Dodd Dodd's doubt drink edition Elkanah Settle English favour Garrick gentleman GEORGE STEEVENS give Goldsmith happy hear Hebrides honour hope Hugo Grotius humble servant humour JAMES BOSWELL John JOHNSON Edinburgh judge KNOWLES lady Langton late learned letter Lichfield lived London Lord Hailes Lord Monboddo madam mentioned mind never obliged observed occasion once opinion pain Percy perhaps pleased pleasure poem Poets praise recollect respect Reverend SAMUEL JOHNSON Scotch Scotland sermons Seward Sir Joshua Sir Joshua Reynolds Soame Jenyns Streatham style suppose sure talked Taylor tell things thought Thrale tion told truth Whig Wilkes William wine wish write written wrote