Boswell's Life of Johnson: LifeClarendon Press, 1887 |
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Stran 95
... speak of him from my own judge- ment . But I know that both at Eton and Oxford he was the intimate friend of the late Sir James Macdonald , the Marcellus of Scotland ( ante , i . 520 ) , whose extraordinary talents , learning , and ...
... speak of him from my own judge- ment . But I know that both at Eton and Oxford he was the intimate friend of the late Sir James Macdonald , the Marcellus of Scotland ( ante , i . 520 ) , whose extraordinary talents , learning , and ...
Stran 239
... speak to an extensive audi- ence , and must speak loud to be heard . ' WALKER . ' The art is to read strong , though low . ' Talking of the origin of language ; JOHNSON . ' It must have come by inspiration . A thousand , nay , a million ...
... speak to an extensive audi- ence , and must speak loud to be heard . ' WALKER . ' The art is to read strong , though low . ' Talking of the origin of language ; JOHNSON . ' It must have come by inspiration . A thousand , nay , a million ...
Stran 351
... speaking of the companions of his college days , said : - ' It was bitterness which they mistook for frolick . ' See ... speak . Assuming his most su- percilious air of distant superiority he planted himself , immovable as a noble statue ...
... speaking of the companions of his college days , said : - ' It was bitterness which they mistook for frolick . ' See ... speak . Assuming his most su- percilious air of distant superiority he planted himself , immovable as a noble statue ...
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