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 8
... Language - Thicknesse's " Travels " -Honesty - Temptation - Dr . Kennedy's Tragedy - Shooting a Highwayman — Mr . Dunning - Contentment - Laxity of Narration - Mrs . Montagu - Harris of Salisbury — Defini- tion - Wine drinking ...
... Language - Thicknesse's " Travels " -Honesty - Temptation - Dr . Kennedy's Tragedy - Shooting a Highwayman — Mr . Dunning - Contentment - Laxity of Narration - Mrs . Montagu - Harris of Salisbury — Defini- tion - Wine drinking ...
Pagina 13
... language cannot know that something which is recited to him is in that language , he might have believed , and reported to this hour , that he had " heard a great part of Fingal repeated in the original . " For the satisfaction of those ...
... language cannot know that something which is recited to him is in that language , he might have believed , and reported to this hour , that he had " heard a great part of Fingal repeated in the original . " For the satisfaction of those ...
Pagina 26
... language has been enriched with such a book as that which he published on his re- turn ; a book which I never read but with the utmost admiration , as I had such opportunities of knowing from what very meagre materi- als it was composed ...
... language has been enriched with such a book as that which he published on his re- turn ; a book which I never read but with the utmost admiration , as I had such opportunities of knowing from what very meagre materi- als it was composed ...
Pagina 28
... language , it has the merit of being all his own . Many words of foreign extraction are used , where I believe , common ones would do as well , especially on familiar occasions . Yet I believe he could not express himself so forcibly in ...
... language , it has the merit of being all his own . Many words of foreign extraction are used , where I believe , common ones would do as well , especially on familiar occasions . Yet I believe he could not express himself so forcibly in ...
Pagina 33
... language . How delighted should we have been , if thus introduced into the company of Shak- speare and of Dryden , of whom we know scarcely any thing but their admirable writings ! What pleasure would it have given us , to have known ...
... language . How delighted should we have been , if thus introduced into the company of Shak- speare and of Dryden , of whom we know scarcely any thing but their admirable writings ! What pleasure would it have given us , to have known ...
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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