Boswell's Life of Johnson, Količina 5Bigelow, Brown & Company, Incorporated, 1786 |
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... cast . He is rather fat than lean , rather short than tall , rather young than old . ' He is oddly enough described in Arighi's Histoire de Pascal Paoli , i . 231 , En tra- the 58 Johnson's encomium of Boswell . [ August 18 .
... cast . He is rather fat than lean , rather short than tall , rather young than old . ' He is oddly enough described in Arighi's Histoire de Pascal Paoli , i . 231 , En tra- the 58 Johnson's encomium of Boswell . [ August 18 .
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... young lady , made breakfast . Dr. Watson observed , that Glasgow University had fewer home - students , since trade increased , as learning was rather incompatible with it . JOHNSON . ' Why , Sir , as trade is now carried on by ...
... young lady , made breakfast . Dr. Watson observed , that Glasgow University had fewer home - students , since trade increased , as learning was rather incompatible with it . JOHNSON . ' Why , Sir , as trade is now carried on by ...
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... young people there , who know nothing of life , nothing of retirement , is dangerous and wicked . It is a saying as old as Hesiod , 1 ' Some talked of the right of society to the labour of individuals , and considered retirement as a ...
... young people there , who know nothing of life , nothing of retirement , is dangerous and wicked . It is a saying as old as Hesiod , 1 ' Some talked of the right of society to the labour of individuals , and considered retirement as a ...
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... young men should not pray , or old men not give counsel , but that every season of life has its proper duties . I have thought of retiring , and have talked of it to a friend ; but I find my vocation is rather to active life . ' I said ...
... young men should not pray , or old men not give counsel , but that every season of life has its proper duties . I have thought of retiring , and have talked of it to a friend ; but I find my vocation is rather to active life . ' I said ...
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... young man beginning to compose , to do it as fast as he can , to get a habit of having his mind to start promptly ; it is so much more difficult to improve in speed than in accuracy ' . ' WATSON . ' I own I am for much atten- tion to ...
... young man beginning to compose , to do it as fast as he can , to get a habit of having his mind to start promptly ; it is so much more difficult to improve in speed than in accuracy ' . ' WATSON . ' I own I am for much atten- tion to ...
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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