The Life of Samuel Johnson, LL.D.: Including a Journal of His Tour to the Hebrides, Volume 4J. Murray, 1839 |
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Pagina 3
... common friends there to assist in setting him afloat . To Mrs. Thrale , in particular , whose enchantment over him seldom failed , I was much obliged . ( 1 ) It was , " I'll give thee a wind . ” - " Thou art kind . " To attract him , we ...
... common friends there to assist in setting him afloat . To Mrs. Thrale , in particular , whose enchantment over him seldom failed , I was much obliged . ( 1 ) It was , " I'll give thee a wind . ” - " Thou art kind . " To attract him , we ...
Pagina 7
... , whose motions , in ordinary walking , in the common step , are awkward . He had a con- stitutional melancholy , the clouds of which dark- ened the brightness of his fancy , and gave a B 4 ÆTAT . 64 . 7 CHARACTER OF JOHNSON :
... , whose motions , in ordinary walking , in the common step , are awkward . He had a con- stitutional melancholy , the clouds of which dark- ened the brightness of his fancy , and gave a B 4 ÆTAT . 64 . 7 CHARACTER OF JOHNSON :
Pagina 10
... Scotsman will deny . He was , indeed , if I may be allowed the phrase , at bottom much of a John Bull ; much of a blunt true - born Englishman . There was a stratum of common clay under the rock of marble 10 1773 . LIFE OF JOHNSON .
... Scotsman will deny . He was , indeed , if I may be allowed the phrase , at bottom much of a John Bull ; much of a blunt true - born Englishman . There was a stratum of common clay under the rock of marble 10 1773 . LIFE OF JOHNSON .
Pagina 11
... common clay under the rock of marble . He was voraciously fond of good eating ; and he had a great deal of that quality called humour , which gives an oiliness and a gloss to every other quality . I I am , I flatter myself , completely ...
... common clay under the rock of marble . He was voraciously fond of good eating ; and he had a great deal of that quality called humour , which gives an oiliness and a gloss to every other quality . I I am , I flatter myself , completely ...
Pagina 17
... common topic of discourse . Dr. Johnson regretted it as hurtful to human happiness : " For , " said he , " it spreads mankind , which weakens the defence of a nation , and lessens the comfort of living . Men , thinly scattered , make a ...
... common topic of discourse . Dr. Johnson regretted it as hurtful to human happiness : " For , " said he , " it spreads mankind , which weakens the defence of a nation , and lessens the comfort of living . Men , thinly scattered , make a ...
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