The Life of Samuel Johnson, LL. D.: Including a Journal of His Tour to the Hebrides, Volume 3Claxton, Remsen, & Haffelfinger, 1878 |
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Pagina 17
... into one view , and the interest heightened by his admirable powers of narration . - C . ( 1830 ) . " A society for debate in Edinburgh , consisting of the most eminent men . venturing to utter a liberal sentiment , while both sides.
... into one view , and the interest heightened by his admirable powers of narration . - C . ( 1830 ) . " A society for debate in Edinburgh , consisting of the most eminent men . venturing to utter a liberal sentiment , while both sides.
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... admirable conversation has been lost , by my neglect to preserve it . I shall endeavor to recollect some of it as well as I can . At Lady Colvill's , to whom I am proud to introduce any stranger of eminence , that he may see what ...
... admirable conversation has been lost , by my neglect to preserve it . I shall endeavor to recollect some of it as well as I can . At Lady Colvill's , to whom I am proud to introduce any stranger of eminence , that he may see what ...
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... admiration , as I had such opportunities of knowing from what very meagre materi- als it was composed . But my praise may be supposed partial ; and therefore I shall in- sert two testimonies , not liable to that objection , both written ...
... admiration , as I had such opportunities of knowing from what very meagre materi- als it was composed . But my praise may be supposed partial ; and therefore I shall in- sert two testimonies , not liable to that objection , both written ...
Pagina 29
... admiration of the truly patriotic wri- ter of this letter . I knew not which most to applaud , -that good sense and liberality of mind which could see and admit the defects of his native country , to which no man is a more zea- lous ...
... admiration of the truly patriotic wri- ter of this letter . I knew not which most to applaud , -that good sense and liberality of mind which could see and admit the defects of his native country , to which no man is a more zea- lous ...
Pagina 33
... admirable writings ! What pleasure would it have given us , to have known their petty habits , their characteristic manners , their modes of composition , and their genuine opinion of preceding writers and of their contemporaries ? Al ...
... admirable writings ! What pleasure would it have given us , to have known their petty habits , their characteristic manners , their modes of composition , and their genuine opinion of preceding writers and of their contemporaries ? Al ...
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acquaintance admiration ÆTAT afterwards appear Ashbourne Auchinleck Beggar's Opera believe Bishop called character church compliments conversation Court of Session dear Sir death dined dinner Dodd doubt Edinburgh eminent England English entertained Erse ETAT father favour Garrick gentleman give glad happy hear heard Hebrides honour hope humble servant humour JAMES BOSWELL John Johnson journey judge kind lady Langton learned LETTER Lichfield lived London Lord Bute Lord Hailes Lord Hailes's Lord Monboddo LUCY PORTER Madam mentioned mind Miss never obliged observed occasion once opinion Oxford Percy perhaps Piozzi pleased pleasure poem poet Rasay recollect remark Reynolds SAM JOHNSON Samuel Johnson Scotch Scotland seems Sir Joshua Streatham suppose sure talked tell things thought Thrale tion told truth Whig Wilkes wish wonderful write written wrote