Boswell's Life of JohnsonScribner's Sons, 1917 - 574 strani |
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Stran 15
... instance , I had read the chapter on theft , which from my infancy I had been taught was wrong , I was no more convinced that theft was wrong than before ; so there was no accession of knowl- edge . A boy should be introduced to such ...
... instance , I had read the chapter on theft , which from my infancy I had been taught was wrong , I was no more convinced that theft was wrong than before ; so there was no accession of knowl- edge . A boy should be introduced to such ...
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... instance of that rigid honesty which he ever inflexibly preserved . Taylor had obtained his father's consent to be entered of Pembroke , that he might be with his schoolfellow Johnson , with whom , though some years older than himself ...
... instance of that rigid honesty which he ever inflexibly preserved . Taylor had obtained his father's consent to be entered of Pembroke , that he might be with his schoolfellow Johnson , with whom , though some years older than himself ...
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... instance of his absence and particularity , as it is characteristick of the man , may be worth relating . When he and I took a journey together into the West , we visited the late Mr. Banks , of Dorsetshire ; the conversation turn- ing ...
... instance of his absence and particularity , as it is characteristick of the man , may be worth relating . When he and I took a journey together into the West , we visited the late Mr. Banks , of Dorsetshire ; the conversation turn- ing ...
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... instances , particularly , that when an officer of high rank had been acquitted by a Court Martial , George the Second had with his own hand , struck his name off the list . In short , he dis- played such a power of eloquence , that ...
... instances , particularly , that when an officer of high rank had been acquitted by a Court Martial , George the Second had with his own hand , struck his name off the list . In short , he dis- played such a power of eloquence , that ...
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... instance , observed in his sprightly manner , with more vivacity than regard to just discrimination , as is usual with wits : ' When Johnson lived much with the Herveys , and saw a good deal of what was passing in life , he wrote his ...
... instance , observed in his sprightly manner , with more vivacity than regard to just discrimination , as is usual with wits : ' When Johnson lived much with the Herveys , and saw a good deal of what was passing in life , he wrote his ...
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acquaintance admiration Æneid ÆTAT afterwards agreeable answered appeared Ashbourne asked authour Beauclerk believe BENNET LANGTON better bookseller BOSWELL Burke Burney called character compliment conversation David Garrick dear Sir death Dictionary dined dinner drink eminent entertained favour Francis Barber Garrick gentleman give Goldsmith happy hear heard Hebrides honour hope humour JAMES BOSWELL John Johnson kind King lady Langton laugh Lichfield literary lived London Lord Lord Chesterfield Lucy Porter Madam manner mentioned merit mind morning never night obliged observed occasion once opinion Oxford Pembroke College pleased pleasure Poets pounds praise publick recollect Robert Dodsley Samuel Johnson Scotland seemed servant shewed Sir Joshua Reynolds smiling soon Streatham suppose sure talked Taylor tell thing thought Thrale tion told topicks truth Whig Wilkes wine wish wonder write written wrote young