Boswell's Life of Johnson, Količina 3Times Book Club, 1912 |
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... conversation . could not recollect a motto for your Goat , but have given her 1 Thus translated by a friend : ' In fame scarce second to the nurse of Jove , This Goat , who twice the world had traversed round , Deserving both her ...
... conversation . could not recollect a motto for your Goat , but have given her 1 Thus translated by a friend : ' In fame scarce second to the nurse of Jove , This Goat , who twice the world had traversed round , Deserving both her ...
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... conversation between wit and buffoonery . ' On Monday , March 23 , I found him busy , prepar- ing a fourth edition of his folio dictionary . Mr. Peyton , one of his original amanuenses , was writing for him . I put him in mind of a ...
... conversation between wit and buffoonery . ' On Monday , March 23 , I found him busy , prepar- ing a fourth edition of his folio dictionary . Mr. Peyton , one of his original amanuenses , was writing for him . I put him in mind of a ...
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... conversation . The General said , that all barbarous nations swore from a certain violence of temper , that could not be confined to earth , but was always reach- ing at the powers above . He said , too , that there was greater variety ...
... conversation . The General said , that all barbarous nations swore from a certain violence of temper , that could not be confined to earth , but was always reach- ing at the powers above . He said , too , that there was greater variety ...
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... conversation now turned on critical subjects . JOHNSON : Bayes , in the Rehearsal , is a mighty silly character . If it was intended to be like a parti- cular man , it could only be diverting while that man was remembered . But I ...
... conversation now turned on critical subjects . JOHNSON : Bayes , in the Rehearsal , is a mighty silly character . If it was intended to be like a parti- cular man , it could only be diverting while that man was remembered . But I ...
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... conversation with us . Johnson said to me afterwards , ' Sir , this is a mighty intelligent lady . ' I said there was not half a guinea's worth of pleasure in seeing this place . JOHNSON : ' But , sir , there is half a guinea's worth of ...
... conversation with us . Johnson said to me afterwards , ' Sir , this is a mighty intelligent lady . ' I said there was not half a guinea's worth of pleasure in seeing this place . JOHNSON : ' But , sir , there is half a guinea's worth of ...
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acquaintance admiration afraid appeared asked Beauclerk Beggar's Opera believe BENNET LANGTON bookseller BOSWELL TO DR called character church compliments consider conversation Court Court of Session dear sir DEAR SIR,-I dined Doctor Doctor of Medicine doubt edition eminent England English Erse father favour Garrick gentleman give glad Goldsmith happy Hebrides honour hope humble servant Inchkenneth JAMES BOSWELL JOHNSON Edinburgh Journey judge King lady Langton laugh learned letter Lichfield live London Lord Bute Lord Hailes Lord Mansfield Lord Monboddo manner means ment mentioned mind nation never obliged observed occasion opinion Oxford perhaps pleased pleasure poem political Raasay reason remark Samuel Johnson Scotch Scotland seems Sir Joshua Reynolds Streatham suppose sure talked tell things thought Thrale tion told truth wish wonderful write written wrote