The Life of Samuel Johnson, LL.D.: Comprehending an Account of His Studies and Numerous Works, ... By James Boswell, Esq, Volume 3H. Baldwin and Son, 1799 |
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... NEVER BEFORE PUBLISHED : THE WHOLE EXHIBITING A VIEW OF LITERATURE AND LITERARY MEN IN GREAT - BRITAIN , FOR NEAR HALF A CENTURY , DURING WHICH HE FLOURISHED . Br JAMES BOSWELL , Esq . Quò fit ut OMNIS Votiva pateat veluti descripta ...
... NEVER BEFORE PUBLISHED : THE WHOLE EXHIBITING A VIEW OF LITERATURE AND LITERARY MEN IN GREAT - BRITAIN , FOR NEAR HALF A CENTURY , DURING WHICH HE FLOURISHED . Br JAMES BOSWELL , Esq . Quò fit ut OMNIS Votiva pateat veluti descripta ...
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... never querulous , never prone to inveigh against the present times , as is so com- mon when superficial minds are on the fret . On the contrary , he was willing to speak favourably of his own age ; and , indeed , maintained its ...
... never querulous , never prone to inveigh against the present times , as is so com- mon when superficial minds are on the fret . On the contrary , he was willing to speak favourably of his own age ; and , indeed , maintained its ...
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... never happy for the present , but when he is drunk . Will you not add , -- or when driving rapidly in a post - chaise ? " JOHNSON . " No , Sir , you are driving rapidly from something , or to something . " " Some , men , Talking of ...
... never happy for the present , but when he is drunk . Will you not add , -- or when driving rapidly in a post - chaise ? " JOHNSON . " No , Sir , you are driving rapidly from something , or to something . " " Some , men , Talking of ...
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... mentioned to him several extraordinary facts , as communicated to him by the circumnavigators , slily observed , " Sir , I never before , knew how much I was respected by these gentlemen ; they told me THE LIFE OF [ ÆTAT . 67 .
... mentioned to him several extraordinary facts , as communicated to him by the circumnavigators , slily observed , " Sir , I never before , knew how much I was respected by these gentlemen ; they told me THE LIFE OF [ ÆTAT . 67 .
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... can- not help thinking , that prosecution by indictment , if a defendant is never to be allowed to justify , must often be very oppressive , unless On Thursday , April 4 , having called on Dr. 3 A. D. 1776. ] 15 DR . JOHNSON . $ ...
... can- not help thinking , that prosecution by indictment , if a defendant is never to be allowed to justify , must often be very oppressive , unless On Thursday , April 4 , having called on Dr. 3 A. D. 1776. ] 15 DR . JOHNSON . $ ...
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The Life of Samuel Johnson, LL.D.: Comprehending an Account of His Studies ... James Boswell Visualização integral - 1804 |
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acquaintance admirable affectionate afterwards appeared Ashbourne asked Auchinleck authour Beauclerk believe Bishop booksellers censure character Cibber consider conversation Court of Session DEAR SIR death Dilly dined dinner Dodd doubt drink Edinburgh Elkanah Settle English favour Garrick gentleman give Goldsmith happy hear heard Hebrides honour hope House of Lords Hugh Blair humble servant humour JAMES BOSWELL John kind lady Langton late learning letter Lichfield lived London Lord Lord Monboddo Lordship Lucy Porter Madam mentioned mind never obliged observed once opinion Percy perhaps pleased pleasure poem Poets Pope praise publick recollect respect Reverend SAMUEL JOHNSON Scotch Scotland sermons shewed Sir Joshua Reynolds Streatham suppose sure talked Taylor tell thing thought Thrale tion told travels truth Whig Wilkes wine wish word write wrote