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... dinner at Sir John Pringle's ; and he was much pleased with the conscientious accuracy of that celebrated circumnavigator , who set me right as to many of the exaggerated accounts given by Dr. Hawkesworth of his Voyages . I told him ...
... dinner at Sir John Pringle's ; and he was much pleased with the conscientious accuracy of that celebrated circumnavigator , who set me right as to many of the exaggerated accounts given by Dr. Hawkesworth of his Voyages . I told him ...
Pagina 27
... dinner , Dr. Johnson and I passed some time by ourselves . I was sorry to find it was now resolved that the proposed journey to Italy should not take place this year . He said , " I am disappointed , to be sure ; but it is not a great ...
... dinner , Dr. Johnson and I passed some time by ourselves . I was sorry to find it was now resolved that the proposed journey to Italy should not take place this year . He said , " I am disappointed , to be sure ; but it is not a great ...
Pagina 28
... dinner , Mr. Murphy entertained us with the history of Mr. Joseph Simpson , a schoolfellow of Dr. Johnson's , a barrister at law , of good parts , but who fell into a dissipated course of life , incom- patible with that success in his ...
... dinner , Mr. Murphy entertained us with the history of Mr. Joseph Simpson , a schoolfellow of Dr. Johnson's , a barrister at law , of good parts , but who fell into a dissipated course of life , incom- patible with that success in his ...
Pagina 41
... dinner men meet with great inequality of under- standing ; and those who are conscious of their inferiority , have the modesty not to talkbos When they have drunk wine , every man feels himself happy , and loses that modesty , and grows ...
... dinner men meet with great inequality of under- standing ; and those who are conscious of their inferiority , have the modesty not to talkbos When they have drunk wine , every man feels himself happy , and loses that modesty , and grows ...
Pagina 53
... dinner in a gentleman's house in London , upon Lord Chester- field's Letters being mentioned , Johnson surprized the company by this sentence : Every man of 22 any education would rather be called a rascal , than accused of deficiency ...
... dinner in a gentleman's house in London , upon Lord Chester- field's Letters being mentioned , Johnson surprized the company by this sentence : Every man of 22 any education would rather be called a rascal , than accused of deficiency ...
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The Life of Samuel Johnson, LL.D.: Including a Journal of His Tour ..., Volume 4 James Boswell Volledige weergave - 1839 |
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