The Life of Samuel Johnson, LL. D.: Including a Journal of His Tour to the Hebrides, Volume 4Claxton, Remsen, & Haffelfinger, 1878 |
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Pagina 11
... talked of the strange indecision of mind , and imbecility in the common occurrences of life , which we may observe in some people . JOHNSON . " Why , Sir , I am in the habit of getting others to do things for me . " BOSWELL . " What ...
... talked of the strange indecision of mind , and imbecility in the common occurrences of life , which we may observe in some people . JOHNSON . " Why , Sir , I am in the habit of getting others to do things for me . " BOSWELL . " What ...
Pagina 20
... talked very properly . Lord Camden was a little lawyer to be associating so familiarly with a player . " Sir Joshua Reynolds observed , with great truth , that Johnson considered Garrick to be as it were his property . He would allow no ...
... talked very properly . Lord Camden was a little lawyer to be associating so familiarly with a player . " Sir Joshua Reynolds observed , with great truth , that Johnson considered Garrick to be as it were his property . He would allow no ...
Pagina 21
... talked with regret of the sad inevitable certainty that one of us must survive the other . JOHNSON . " Yes , Sir , that is an affecting consideration . I remember Swift , in one of his letters to Pope , says , ' I intend to come over ...
... talked with regret of the sad inevitable certainty that one of us must survive the other . JOHNSON . " Yes , Sir , that is an affecting consideration . I remember Swift , in one of his letters to Pope , says , ' I intend to come over ...
Pagina 23
... talked on that subject . This , it seems , ex- asperated him , though he said nothing at the time . The cloud was charged with sulphureous vapour , which was afterwards to burst in thunder . We talked of a gentleman [ Mr. Langton ] ...
... talked on that subject . This , it seems , ex- asperated him , though he said nothing at the time . The cloud was charged with sulphureous vapour , which was afterwards to burst in thunder . We talked of a gentleman [ Mr. Langton ] ...
Pagina 24
... talked of the numbers of people that sometimes have composed the household of great families . I mentioned that there were a hundred in the family of the present Earl of Eglintoune's father . Dr. Johnson seeming to doubt it , I began to ...
... talked of the numbers of people that sometimes have composed the household of great families . I mentioned that there were a hundred in the family of the present Earl of Eglintoune's father . Dr. Johnson seeming to doubt it , I began to ...
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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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