Boswell's Life of Johnson, Količina 4A. Constable and Company, 1896 |
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... speak with propriety of common things ; as , if a poet had to speak of Queen Caroline drinking tea , he must endeavour to avoid the vulgarity of cups and saucers . ' But upon reading my note , he tells me that he meant to say , that ...
... speak with propriety of common things ; as , if a poet had to speak of Queen Caroline drinking tea , he must endeavour to avoid the vulgarity of cups and saucers . ' But upon reading my note , he tells me that he meant to say , that ...
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... speak of you thus ; -Dr . Johnson , not Johnston . - I remain , my dear sir , your most affectionate and obliged humble servant , JAMES BOSWELL . ' TO JAMES BOSWELL , ESQ . ' DEAR SIR , -The story of Mr. Thrale's death , as he had ...
... speak of you thus ; -Dr . Johnson , not Johnston . - I remain , my dear sir , your most affectionate and obliged humble servant , JAMES BOSWELL . ' TO JAMES BOSWELL , ESQ . ' DEAR SIR , -The story of Mr. Thrale's death , as he had ...
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... speak and write good English is well known . I myself was favoured with his corre- spondence concerning the brave Corsicans . And that Beckford could speak it with a spirit of honest resolu- tion even to his Majesty , as his ' faithful ...
... speak and write good English is well known . I myself was favoured with his corre- spondence concerning the brave Corsicans . And that Beckford could speak it with a spirit of honest resolu- tion even to his Majesty , as his ' faithful ...
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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