The Life of Samuel Johnson: Including a Journal of His Tour to the Hebrides. To which are Added, Volume 10J. Murray, 1835 |
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... Language . " On a third occasion , describing the nature of his intended work , and alluding to Boswell , he said , “ Mine should have been , not the drippings of his lips , but the history of his mind . " 922 520. Imitations of Juvenal ...
... Language . " On a third occasion , describing the nature of his intended work , and alluding to Boswell , he said , “ Mine should have been , not the drippings of his lips , but the history of his mind . " 922 520. Imitations of Juvenal ...
Pagina 31
... language . But Burney did not write it : Johnson wrote it ; and on this , as on other occasions , showed himself an accomplished courtier . Jemmy Boswell ought to have known that Johnson wrote it . I had it from good authority ; besides ...
... language . But Burney did not write it : Johnson wrote it ; and on this , as on other occasions , showed himself an accomplished courtier . Jemmy Boswell ought to have known that Johnson wrote it . I had it from good authority ; besides ...
Pagina 37
... language proves how ticklish Johnson was on the most distant suppo- sition that he grudged expense when necessary . It is not true , that Dr. Johnson " would often not rise till twelve , and oblige her to make breakfast for him till the ...
... language proves how ticklish Johnson was on the most distant suppo- sition that he grudged expense when necessary . It is not true , that Dr. Johnson " would often not rise till twelve , and oblige her to make breakfast for him till the ...
Pagina 40
... languages ) to undertake the instruction of Mr. Thrale's daughters in Italian . He was either nine or eleven years almost entirely in that family , though he still rented a lodging in town ; during which period he expended his own five ...
... languages ) to undertake the instruction of Mr. Thrale's daughters in Italian . He was either nine or eleven years almost entirely in that family , though he still rented a lodging in town ; during which period he expended his own five ...
Pagina 43
... language , and then hunt through the whole compass of English literature for all their different significations , would have taken the whole life of any individual ; but Johnson , who , among other peculiarities of his character ...
... language , and then hunt through the whole compass of English literature for all their different significations , would have taken the whole life of any individual ; but Johnson , who , among other peculiarities of his character ...
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