Boswell's Life of Johnson, Količina 1H. Frowde, 1904 |
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Stran 33
... his size was remarkably large . His defective sight , indeed , prevented him from enjoying the common sports ; and he once pleasantly remarked to me , ' how wonderfully well he had contrived to be idle without them . ' Lord Chesterfield ...
... his size was remarkably large . His defective sight , indeed , prevented him from enjoying the common sports ; and he once pleasantly remarked to me , ' how wonderfully well he had contrived to be idle without them . ' Lord Chesterfield ...
Stran 124
... his genius for lyrick poetry . " But the year 1747 is distinguished as the epoch , when Johnson's arduous and important work , his DICTIONARY OF THE ENGLISH ... Charles Hitch , 1747 ] ADDRESS TO LORD CHESTERFIELD 125 Mr. Andrew Millar.
... his genius for lyrick poetry . " But the year 1747 is distinguished as the epoch , when Johnson's arduous and important work , his DICTIONARY OF THE ENGLISH ... Charles Hitch , 1747 ] ADDRESS TO LORD CHESTERFIELD 125 Mr. Andrew Millar.
Stran 125
... Sir , the way in which the Plan of my Dictionary came to be inscribed to Lord Chesterfield , was this : I had neglected to write it by the time appointed . Dodsley suggested a desire to have it addressed to Lord Chesterfield . I laid ...
... Sir , the way in which the Plan of my Dictionary came to be inscribed to Lord Chesterfield , was this : I had neglected to write it by the time appointed . Dodsley suggested a desire to have it addressed to Lord Chesterfield . I laid ...
Stran 126
... his Plan to Lord Chesterfield was not merely in consequence of the result of a report by means of Dodsley , that the Earl favoured the design ; but that there had been a particular communication with his Lordship concerning it . Dr ...
... his Plan to Lord Chesterfield was not merely in consequence of the result of a report by means of Dodsley , that the Earl favoured the design ; but that there had been a particular communication with his Lordship concerning it . Dr ...
Stran 170
... Lord Chesterfield , to whom Johnson had paid the high compliment of addressing to his Lordship the Plan of his Dictionary , had behaved to him in such a manner as to excite his contempt and indignation . The world has been for many ...
... Lord Chesterfield , to whom Johnson had paid the high compliment of addressing to his Lordship the Plan of his Dictionary , had behaved to him in such a manner as to excite his contempt and indignation . The world has been for many ...
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