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 12
... character he has drawn so well in his life of Edmund Smith . Mr. Nairne came in , and he and I accompanied Dr. Johnson to Edinburgh castle , which he owned was " a great place . " But I must mention , as a striking instance of that ...
... character he has drawn so well in his life of Edmund Smith . Mr. Nairne came in , and he and I accompanied Dr. Johnson to Edinburgh castle , which he owned was " a great place . " But I must mention , as a striking instance of that ...
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... character for his having been in rebellion . This was It were to be wished that the master hand of Sir Walter Scott , which has created a Euro- pean interest in the details of the Scottish character and manners , should give us a ...
... character for his having been in rebellion . This was It were to be wished that the master hand of Sir Walter Scott , which has created a Euro- pean interest in the details of the Scottish character and manners , should give us a ...
Pagina 18
... characters and descriptions . I could not attend him , being obliged to be in the court of session ; but my wife was so good as to devote the greater part of the morning to the endless task of pouring out tea for my friend and his ...
... characters and descriptions . I could not attend him , being obliged to be in the court of session ; but my wife was so good as to devote the greater part of the morning to the endless task of pouring out tea for my friend and his ...
Pagina 19
... character of Richardson , the author of Clarissa , with a strong yet delicate pencil . I lament much that I have not preserved it : I only remember that he expressed a high opinion of his talents and virtues ; but observed , that " his ...
... character of Richardson , the author of Clarissa , with a strong yet delicate pencil . I lament much that I have not preserved it : I only remember that he expressed a high opinion of his talents and virtues ; but observed , that " his ...
Pagina 34
... character . Before I conclude , I think it proper to say , that I have suppressed ' every thing which I thought could really hurt any one now living . Vanity and self - conceit indeed may sometimes suffer . With respect to what is ...
... character . Before I conclude , I think it proper to say , that I have suppressed ' every thing which I thought could really hurt any one now living . Vanity and self - conceit indeed may sometimes suffer . With respect to what is ...
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