Boswell's Life of JohnsonScott, Foresman, 1923 - 563 strani |
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... than to have felt the force of every fortune . " Perhaps some of that greatness and dignity we may find in the conver- sations of this volume . BOSWELL'S LIFE OF JOHNSON Samuel Johnson was born at Lichfield 18 INTRODUCTION.
... than to have felt the force of every fortune . " Perhaps some of that greatness and dignity we may find in the conver- sations of this volume . BOSWELL'S LIFE OF JOHNSON Samuel Johnson was born at Lichfield 18 INTRODUCTION.
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... Lichfield as a bookseller and stationer . His mother was Sarah Ford , de- scended of an ancient race of substantial yeomanry * in War- wickshire . They were well advanced in years when they married , and never had more than two children ...
... Lichfield as a bookseller and stationer . His mother was Sarah Ford , de- scended of an ancient race of substantial yeomanry * in War- wickshire . They were well advanced in years when they married , and never had more than two children ...
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... Lichfield school , " a man , " said he , " very skillful in his little way . " 1. Latin scholar . A clergyman , writing from Trentham in 1716 , says half - humorously of Michael : " Johnson , the Lichfield librarian , is now here ; he ...
... Lichfield school , " a man , " said he , " very skillful in his little way . " 1. Latin scholar . A clergyman , writing from Trentham in 1716 , says half - humorously of Michael : " Johnson , the Lichfield librarian , is now here ; he ...
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... Lichfield in the college vacation of the year 1729 , he felt himself overwhelmed with a gloom and despair which made existence misery . He told Mr. Paradise that he was sometimes so languid and in- efficient that he could not ...
... Lichfield in the college vacation of the year 1729 , he felt himself overwhelmed with a gloom and despair which made existence misery . He told Mr. Paradise that he was sometimes so languid and in- efficient that he could not ...
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... Lichfield , in which we had a seat , wanted reparation , so I was to go and find a seat in other churches ; and having bad eyes , and being awk- ward about this , I used to go and read in the fields on Sunday . This habit continued till ...
... Lichfield , in which we had a seat , wanted reparation , so I was to go and find a seat in other churches ; and having bad eyes , and being awk- ward about this , I used to go and read in the fields on Sunday . This habit continued till ...
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Boswell's Life of Johnson: Together with Boswell's Journal of a ..., Količina 3 James Boswell Prikaz kratkega opisa - 1934 |
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acquaintance afterwards appeared April Ashbourne asked Beauclerk believe Bennet Langton better Birkbeck Hill Boswell's Brocklesby called character Chesterfield church consider conversation David Garrick DEAR SIR death Dictionary dined dinner drinking England English Fleet Street Garrick gentleman give Goldsmith happy hear Hebrides honor hope Horace Walpole human humor imagination James Boswell John Johnson kind King lady Langton laugh learned liberty Lichfield literary live London Lord Lord Chesterfield Lordship madam mankind manner mentioned mind morning nature never night observed occasion once opinion Pembroke College perhaps Piozzi pleased pleasure poet pounds praise Rambler recollect religion Samuel Johnson Scotch Scotland seemed servant Sir Joshua Reynolds soon Streatham suppose sure talk tell things thought Thrale tion told Topham Beauclerk truth Whig Wilkes William wine wish write wrote young