Boswell's Life of Johnson, Količina 4Times Book Club, 1912 |
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Stran 18
... present appearance put me in mind of my uncle Dr. Boswell's description of him , ' A robust genius , born to grapple with whole libraries . ' I gave him an account of a conversation which had passed between me and Captain Cook , the day ...
... present appearance put me in mind of my uncle Dr. Boswell's description of him , ' A robust genius , born to grapple with whole libraries . ' I gave him an account of a conversation which had passed between me and Captain Cook , the day ...
Stran 39
... had agreed , in case of success , to make Cibber a present of some addition to the twenty guineas which For he said , ' I forced myself to read ET . 67 ] LIFE OF DR . JOHNSON 39 Shiels,1 a Scotchman, one of his amanuenses...
... had agreed , in case of success , to make Cibber a present of some addition to the twenty guineas which For he said , ' I forced myself to read ET . 67 ] LIFE OF DR . JOHNSON 39 Shiels,1 a Scotchman, one of his amanuenses...
Stran 53
... present is imbecility . The magistrates dare not call the guards for fear of being hanged . The guards will not come for fear of being given up to the blind rage of popular juries . ' Of the father of one of our friends , he observed ...
... present is imbecility . The magistrates dare not call the guards for fear of being hanged . The guards will not come for fear of being given up to the blind rage of popular juries . ' Of the father of one of our friends , he observed ...
Stran 59
... present is so true that all his relief from unhappiness is only forgetting himself for a little while . Life is a progress from want to want , not from enjoyment to enjoyment . ' ' Though many men are nominally intrusted with the ...
... present is so true that all his relief from unhappiness is only forgetting himself for a little while . Life is a progress from want to want , not from enjoyment to enjoyment . ' ' Though many men are nominally intrusted with the ...
Stran 60
... present , turned to a lady who knew Johnson well , and lived much with him , and in his quaint manner , tapping his box , addressed her thus : ' Don't you think , madam ( looking towards Johnson ) , that among all your acquaintance you ...
... present , turned to a lady who knew Johnson well , and lived much with him , and in his quaint manner , tapping his box , addressed her thus : ' Don't you think , madam ( looking towards Johnson ) , that among all your acquaintance you ...
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acquaintance admirable affectionate afterwards appeared Ashbourne Auchinleck believe BENNET LANGTON Bishop censure character Cibber consider conversation Court of Session dear sir death Dilly dined dinner Dodd Dodd's doubt drink edition Elkanah Settle English favour Garrick gentleman GEORGE STEEVENS give Goldsmith happy hear Hebrides honour hope Hugo Grotius humble servant humour JAMES BOSWELL John JOHNSON Edinburgh judge KNOWLES lady Langton late learned letter Lichfield lived London Lord Hailes Lord Monboddo madam mentioned mind never obliged observed occasion once opinion pain Percy perhaps pleased pleasure poem Poets praise recollect respect Reverend SAMUEL JOHNSON Scotch Scotland sermons Seward Sir Joshua Sir Joshua Reynolds Soame Jenyns Streatham style suppose sure talked Taylor tell things thought Thrale tion told truth uneasy Whig Wilkes William wine wish write written wrote