Boswell's Life of Johnson, Količina 4Times Book Club, 1912 |
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Stran 118
... wonderful performance which cannot be too often or too highly praised , of which Mr. Harris in his Philological Inquiries , 1 justly and liber- ally observes : Such is its merit , that our language does not possess a more copious ...
... wonderful performance which cannot be too often or too highly praised , of which Mr. Harris in his Philological Inquiries , 1 justly and liber- ally observes : Such is its merit , that our language does not possess a more copious ...
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... wonderful pleasure in recol- lecting our travels in those islands . The pleasure is , I think , greater than it reasonably should be , considering that we had not much either of beauty or elegance to charm our imagina- tions , or of ...
... wonderful pleasure in recol- lecting our travels in those islands . The pleasure is , I think , greater than it reasonably should be , considering that we had not much either of beauty or elegance to charm our imagina- tions , or of ...
Stran 165
... wonderful . Talking of shaving the other night at Dr. Taylor's , Dr. Johnson said , ' Sir , of a thousand shavers , two do not shave so much alike as not to be distinguished . ' I thought this not possible , till he specified so many of ...
... wonderful . Talking of shaving the other night at Dr. Taylor's , Dr. Johnson said , ' Sir , of a thousand shavers , two do not shave so much alike as not to be distinguished . ' I thought this not possible , till he specified so many of ...
Stran 168
... his , you answered : ' Why should you think so ? Depend upon it , sir , when a man knows he is to be hanged in a fortnight , it concentrates his mind wonderfully . ' JOHNSON : ' Sir , as Dodd got it from 168 LIFE OF DR . JOHNSON [ 1777.
... his , you answered : ' Why should you think so ? Depend upon it , sir , when a man knows he is to be hanged in a fortnight , it concentrates his mind wonderfully . ' JOHNSON : ' Sir , as Dodd got it from 168 LIFE OF DR . JOHNSON [ 1777.
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... wonderful pleasure of mere trifles which had occurred in our tour to the Hebrides ; for it had left a most agreeable and lasting impression upon his mind . He found fault with me for using the phrase to make money . ' Don't you see ...
... wonderful pleasure of mere trifles which had occurred in our tour to the Hebrides ; for it had left a most agreeable and lasting impression upon his mind . He found fault with me for using the phrase to make money . ' Don't you see ...
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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