Boswell's Life of Johnson, Količina 4A. Constable and Company, 1896 |
Iz vsebine knjige
Zadetki 1–3 od 31
Stran 114
... given , to proceed immediately on the business . Accord- ingly a meeting was held , consisting of about forty of the most respectable booksellers of London , when it was agreed that an elegant and uniform edition of The English Poets ...
... given , to proceed immediately on the business . Accord- ingly a meeting was held , consisting of about forty of the most respectable booksellers of London , when it was agreed that an elegant and uniform edition of The English Poets ...
Stran 194
... given them to Mr. Steevens to castrate1 for the edition of the poets , to which he was to write Prefaces . Taylor ( the only time I ever heard him say anything witty 2 ) observed , that ' if Rochester had been castrated himself , his ...
... given them to Mr. Steevens to castrate1 for the edition of the poets , to which he was to write Prefaces . Taylor ( the only time I ever heard him say anything witty 2 ) observed , that ' if Rochester had been castrated himself , his ...
Stran 233
... given to encourage the exportation of corn , and no bounty is given for the exportation of men ; though , indeed , those who go gain by it . ' R. ' But the bounty on the exportation of corn is paid at home . ' E. ' That's the same thing ...
... given to encourage the exportation of corn , and no bounty is given for the exportation of men ; though , indeed , those who go gain by it . ' R. ' But the bounty on the exportation of corn is paid at home . ' E. ' That's the same thing ...
Druge izdaje - Prikaži vse
Pogosti izrazi in povedi
acquaintance admirable affectionate afterwards appeared Ashbourne Auchinleck believe Bishop censure character Cibber consider conversation Court of Session dear sir DEAR SIR,-I death Dilly dined dinner Dodd Dodd's doubt drink edition Elkanah Settle English favour Garrick gentleman give Goldsmith happy hear Hebrides honour hope House of Lords Hugo Grotius humble servant humour Irish language 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 Soame Jenyns Streatham style suppose sure talked Taylor tell things thought Thrale tion told truth uneasy Whig Wilkes William wine wish words write written wrote