Boswell's Life of Johnson, Količina 5Bigelow, Brown & Company, Incorporated, 1786 |
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... seemed to her then a child of about four months old . pearance of listening to him . to be intended for her amusement ; and when he stopped , she fluttered , and made a little infantine noise , and a kind of signal for him to begin ...
... seemed to her then a child of about four months old . pearance of listening to him . to be intended for her amusement ; and when he stopped , she fluttered , and made a little infantine noise , and a kind of signal for him to begin ...
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... seemed to sink into oblivion . Mr. Millar told me , ' he continues , ' that in a twelvemonth he sold only forty - five copies of it . I was , I confess , discouraged , and had not the war at that time been breaking out between France ...
... seemed to sink into oblivion . Mr. Millar told me , ' he continues , ' that in a twelvemonth he sold only forty - five copies of it . I was , I confess , discouraged , and had not the war at that time been breaking out between France ...
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... seemed to me to have an unaccountable prejudice against Swift ' ; for I once took the liberty to ask him , if Swift had personally offended him , and he told me he had not . He said to - day , ' Swift is clear , but he is shallow . In ...
... seemed to me to have an unaccountable prejudice against Swift ' ; for I once took the liberty to ask him , if Swift had personally offended him , and he told me he had not . He said to - day , ' Swift is clear , but he is shallow . In ...
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... seemed to be much surprized , when Dr. Johnson said , ' it was easier to him to write poetry than to compose his Dictionary . His mind was less on the stretch in doing the one than the other . Besides ; composing a Dictionary requires ...
... seemed to be much surprized , when Dr. Johnson said , ' it was easier to him to write poetry than to compose his Dictionary . His mind was less on the stretch in doing the one than the other . Besides ; composing a Dictionary requires ...
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... seemed quite academical ; and we found in his house very comfort- able and genteel accommodation ' . he had more literature than had been imported from Scotland since the days of Buchanan . Upon the other's mentioning other eminent ...
... seemed quite academical ; and we found in his house very comfort- able and genteel accommodation ' . he had more literature than had been imported from Scotland since the days of Buchanan . Upon the other's mentioning other eminent ...
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Aberdeen afterwards ancient Anec asked Auchinleck August August 15 August 21 believe boat Boswell Boswell's breakfast called castle church conversation Croker dinner Duke Dunvegan DUPPA Earl Edinburgh England English entertained Erse father Flora Macdonald Fort Augustus Garrick gentleman heard Hebrides Highland honour Horace Walpole Hume Humphry Clinker Inchkenneth island isle JAMES BOSWELL John Johnson wrote journey King Kingsburgh Lady Laird land learning lived London Lord Lord Monboddo M'Lean M'Leod M'Queen Macdonald Macleod Malcolm mentioned miles mind Monboddo morning Mull never night observed opinion passage Piozzi Letters pleased Portree Prince Prince Charles publick Rasay Robertson rock Samuel Johnson says Scotland Sept SEPTEMBER servant shew Sir Allan suppose Talisker talked tell thing thought Thrale tion told Tour walked WALTER SCOTT wish writing young