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Pagina 16
... Letter to the People of Scotland , against diminishing the number of the Lords of Session , " published in 1785 , there is the following passage , which , as a concise , and I hope a fair and rational state of the matter , I presume to ...
... Letter to the People of Scotland , against diminishing the number of the Lords of Session , " published in 1785 , there is the following passage , which , as a concise , and I hope a fair and rational state of the matter , I presume to ...
Pagina 19
... omniscient . Johnson , I think very properly , altered it to all - knowing , as it is a verbum olenne , appropriated to the Supreme Being.oftomusal to 5 Johnson's a letter from the East - Indies , from 1776. CÆTAT . 671 19.
... omniscient . Johnson , I think very properly , altered it to all - knowing , as it is a verbum olenne , appropriated to the Supreme Being.oftomusal to 5 Johnson's a letter from the East - Indies , from 1776. CÆTAT . 671 19.
Pagina 20
James Boswell. Johnson's a letter from the East - Indies , from a gentleman sketches whom I formerly knew very well ; he had returned of char- from that country with a handsome fortune , as it acter was reckoned , before means were found ...
James Boswell. Johnson's a letter from the East - Indies , from a gentleman sketches whom I formerly knew very well ; he had returned of char- from that country with a handsome fortune , as it acter was reckoned , before means were found ...
Pagina 52
... Letters to his son , I think , might be made a very pretty book . Take e out the immorality , and it should be put in the hands of every young gentleman . An elegant manner and easiness of behaviour are acquired gradually and ...
... Letters to his son , I think , might be made a very pretty book . Take e out the immorality , and it should be put in the hands of every young gentleman . An elegant manner and easiness of behaviour are acquired gradually and ...
Pagina 53
... 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 in the graces . Mr. Gibbon , who was present , turned to a lady who ...
... 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 in the graces . Mr. Gibbon , who was present , turned to a lady who ...
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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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acquaintance admirable afterwards appears Ashbourne Auchinleck authour believe Bishop Boswell's censure character Cibber consider conversation Court of Session DEAR SIR death Dilly dined dinner Dodd Dodd's doubt drink Edinburgh edition Edwards Elias Ashmole Elkanah Settle English favour Garrick gentleman give Goldsmith happy hear Hebrides honour hope humble servant humour INDIANENSIS JAMES BOSWELL John Knowles lady Langton late learned letter Lichfield lived London Lord Lord Camden Lord Monboddo Madam mentioned mind never observed once opinion Percy perhaps pleased pleasure poem poetry Poets praise publick published R. B. Sheridan recollect Reverend SAMUEL JOHNSON Scotch Scotland sermons shewed SIGILLUM Sir Joshua Sir Joshua Reynolds Soame Jenyns Streatham style suppose sure talked Taylor tell thing thought Thrale tion told truth VERITAS Whig Wilkes William wine wish words write wrote