Boswell's Life of Johnson, Količina 5Bigelow, Brown & Company, Incorporated, 1786 |
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Stran 35
... never succeeds there . ' Tis low ; ' tis conceit . I used to say , Burke never once made a good joke ' . What I 1 We learn , post , Oct. 29 , that Robertson was cautious in his talk , though we see here that he had much more courage ...
... never succeeds there . ' Tis low ; ' tis conceit . I used to say , Burke never once made a good joke ' . What I 1 We learn , post , Oct. 29 , that Robertson was cautious in his talk , though we see here that he had much more courage ...
Stran 36
... never what we call hum - drum ; never unwilling to begin ( True wit is Nature to advantage drest ; What oft was thought , but ne'er so well exprest . ) [ Pope's Essay on Criticism , ii . 297. ] but surprising allusions , brilliant ...
... never what we call hum - drum ; never unwilling to begin ( True wit is Nature to advantage drest ; What oft was thought , but ne'er so well exprest . ) [ Pope's Essay on Criticism , ii . 297. ] but surprising allusions , brilliant ...
Stran 47
... never would fall . ' We shewed him the Royal Infirmary , for which , and for every other exertion of generous publick spirit in his power , that noble - minded citizen of Edinburgh , George Drummond , will be ever held in honourable ...
... never would fall . ' We shewed him the Royal Infirmary , for which , and for every other exertion of generous publick spirit in his power , that noble - minded citizen of Edinburgh , George Drummond , will be ever held in honourable ...
Stran 49
... never obtained any notice from mankind . ' Arbuthnot was the author of John Bull . Swift wrote to Stella on May 10 , 1712 - I hope you read John Bull . It was a Scotch gentleman , a friend of mine , that wrote it ; but they put it upon ...
... never obtained any notice from mankind . ' Arbuthnot was the author of John Bull . Swift wrote to Stella on May 10 , 1712 - I hope you read John Bull . It was a Scotch gentleman , a friend of mine , that wrote it ; but they put it upon ...
Stran 59
... never well : - ' I have endeavoured to do you some justice in the first para- graph [ of the Journey ] . ' The day before he started for Scotland he wrote to Dr. Taylor : - Mr. Boswell , an active lively fellow , is to con- duct me ...
... never well : - ' I have endeavoured to do you some justice in the first para- graph [ of the Journey ] . ' The day before he started for Scotland he wrote to Dr. Taylor : - Mr. Boswell , an active lively fellow , is to con- duct me ...
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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