Boswell's Life of Johnson, Količina 5Times Book Club, 1912 |
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Stran 44
... excellent remarks , observes , ' The turn of Dr. Johnson's lines to Miss Aston , whose Whig principles he had been combating , appears to me to be taken from an ingenious epigram in the Menagiana ( vol . iii . p . 376 , edit . 1716 ) ...
... excellent remarks , observes , ' The turn of Dr. Johnson's lines to Miss Aston , whose Whig principles he had been combating , appears to me to be taken from an ingenious epigram in the Menagiana ( vol . iii . p . 376 , edit . 1716 ) ...
Stran 72
... excellent Discourses , which are so universally admired , and for which the author received from the Empress of Russia a gold snuff - box , adorned with her profile in bas relief , set in diamonds ; and containing what is infinitely ...
... excellent Discourses , which are so universally admired , and for which the author received from the Empress of Russia a gold snuff - box , adorned with her profile in bas relief , set in diamonds ; and containing what is infinitely ...
Stran 105
... excellent climax ! and it has availed you . In your Preface you say , " What would it avail me in this gloom of soli- tude ? " You have been agreeably mistaken . ' 6 In his Life of Milton he observes : ' I cannot but remark a kind of ...
... excellent climax ! and it has availed you . In your Preface you say , " What would it avail me in this gloom of soli- tude ? " You have been agreeably mistaken . ' 6 In his Life of Milton he observes : ' I cannot but remark a kind of ...
Stran 123
... excellent . He said , that " no man ever was so free when he was going to say a good thing , from a look that ex- pressed that it was coming ; or , when he had said it , from a look that expressed that it had come . " At Mr. Thrale's ...
... excellent . He said , that " no man ever was so free when he was going to say a good thing , from a look that ex- pressed that it was coming ; or , when he had said it , from a look that expressed that it had come . " At Mr. Thrale's ...
Stran 133
... excellent letter , which contains valuable advice to divines in general : - ' DEAR SIR , -Not many days ago Dr. Lawrence showed me a letter , in which you make mention of me ; I hope , there- fore , you will not be displeased that I ...
... excellent letter , which contains valuable advice to divines in general : - ' DEAR SIR , -Not many days ago Dr. Lawrence showed me a letter , in which you make mention of me ; I hope , there- fore , you will not be displeased that I ...
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acquaintance admirable affectionate afterwards appeared asked AUGUSTE VESTRIS Beauclerk believe Bishop Bolt Court Burke called character conversation dear sir death dined drink Edwards elegant eminent entertained excellent expressed favour Fleet Street Garrick gentleman give happy hear heard honour hope humble servant humour JAMES BOSWELL kind lady Langton learning letter Levett Lichfield literary lived London Lord Bathurst Lord Bolingbroke Lord Camden Lord Marchmont Lordship LUCY PORTER madam manner Marchmont ment mentioned merit mind Miss never obliged observed occasion once opinion perhaps pleased pleasure poetry Poets Pope praise pretty woman published received recollect remark respect SAMUEL JOHNSON Scotland Sir Joshua Reynolds Streatham suppose sure talked tell thing thought Thrale tion told truth Various Readings verse WARREN HASTINGS Whig Wilkes wine wish words write written wrote young