The life of Samuel Johnson ... together with A journal of a tour to the Hebrides. Repr. of the 1st ed., to which are added mr. Boswell's corrections [ &c.]. Ed., with new notes, by P. Fitzgerald. (Auchinleck ed.).1874 |
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... young ones . " On the margin of her copy Mrs. Piozzi writes that this was Hawkins Browne . Sidney Smith's grotesque de- scription of his dancing at the court of Naples will be familiar to the reader . and failed , there is nothing to be ...
... young ones . " On the margin of her copy Mrs. Piozzi writes that this was Hawkins Browne . Sidney Smith's grotesque de- scription of his dancing at the court of Naples will be familiar to the reader . and failed , there is nothing to be ...
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... young man , fond of pleasure and without money , would hardly resist a solicitation from his mistress to go upon the highway , imme- diately after being present at the representation of " The Beggars Opera . " I have been told of an ...
... young man , fond of pleasure and without money , would hardly resist a solicitation from his mistress to go upon the highway , imme- diately after being present at the representation of " The Beggars Opera . " I have been told of an ...
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... young gentleman's marriage with an eminent singer , ' and his determination that she should no longer sing in publick , though his father was very earnest 2 she should , because her talents would be liberally rewarded so as to make her ...
... young gentleman's marriage with an eminent singer , ' and his determination that she should no longer sing in publick , though his father was very earnest 2 she should , because her talents would be liberally rewarded so as to make her ...
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... young man , were eminently good . " There are two little books published by the Foulis , Telemachus and Collins's Poems , each a shilling ; I would be glad to have them . " Make my compliments to Mrs. Boswell , though she does not love ...
... young man , were eminently good . " There are two little books published by the Foulis , Telemachus and Collins's Poems , each a shilling ; I would be glad to have them . " Make my compliments to Mrs. Boswell , though she does not love ...
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... young Laird is born , and an end , as I hope , put to the only difference that you can ever have with Mrs. Boswell . I know that she does not love me , but I intend to persist in wishing her well till I get the better of her . " Paris ...
... young Laird is born , and an end , as I hope , put to the only difference that you can ever have with Mrs. Boswell . I know that she does not love me , but I intend to persist in wishing her well till I get the better of her . " Paris ...
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Página 436 - Jesus, when he had cried again with a loud voice, yielded up the ghost. 51 And, behold, the veil of the temple was rent in twain from the top to the bottom; and the earth did quake, and the rocks rent; 52 And the graves were opened; and many bodies of the saints which slept arose, 53 And came out of the graves after his resurrection, and went into the holy city, and appeared unto many.
Página 211 - Depend upon it, Sir, when a man knows he is to be hanged in a fortnight, it concentrates his mind wonderfully.
Página 81 - No, Sir ; there is nothing which has yet been contrived by man, by which so much happiness is produced as. by a good tavern or inn.
Página 470 - The busy day, the peaceful night, Unfelt, uncounted, glided by; His frame was firm — his powers were bright, Though now his eightieth year was nigh. Then with no fiery throbbing pain, No cold gradations of decay, Death broke at once the vital chain, And freed his soul the nearest way.
Página 81 - There is no private house (said he), in which people can enjoy themselves so well, as at a capital tavern. Let there be ever so great plenty of good things, ever [so much grandeur, ever so much elegance, ever so much desire that...
Página 444 - ... from a lucky hitting upon what is strange, sometimes from a crafty wresting obvious matter to the purpose; often it consisteth in one knows not what and springeth up one can hardly tell how. Its ways are unaccountable and inexplicable, being answerable to the numberless rovings of fancy and windings of language.
Página 403 - After all this, it is surely superfluous to answer the question that has once been asked, Whether Pope was a poet, otherwise than by asking in return, If Pope be not a poet, where is poetry to be found?
Página 444 - Sometimes it lieth in pat allusion to a known story, or in seasonable application of a trivial saying, or in forging an apposite tale : sometimes it playeth in words and phrases, taking advantage from the ambiguity of their...
Página 142 - Pray give me leave, Sir; — It is better here — A little of the brown— Some fat, Sir— A little of the stuffing — Some gravy — Let me have the pleasure of giving you some butter— Allow me to recommend a squeeze of this orange ; or the lemon, perhaps, may have more zest." — " Sir, Sir, I am obliged to you, Sir...
Página 219 - Why, Sir, you \ find no man, at all intellectual, who is willing to leave London. \ No, Sir, when a man is tired of London, he is tired of life ; for there is in London all that life can afford.