The Beauties of Samuel Johnson, LL. D.: Consisting of Maxims and Observations, Moral, Critical, and Miscellaneous, to which are Now Added Biographical Anecdotes of the Doctor, Selected from the Works of Mrs. Piozzi, His Life, Recently Published by Mr. Boswell, and Other Authentic Testimonies, Also His Will, and the Sermon He Wrote for the Late Doctor DoddG. Kearsley; J. Walker; Scatchard and Letterman; Lackington, Allen, and Company; Longman, Hurst, and Company; and B. Crosby, 1804 - 394 pagina's |
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... feel it has benefited my- self in the compiling , so I trust it will others in the perusal ; and happy shall I be , if , by any economy ' of mine in the works of such a writer , 1 I can I can contribute to make them more generally known or.
... feel it has benefited my- self in the compiling , so I trust it will others in the perusal ; and happy shall I be , if , by any economy ' of mine in the works of such a writer , 1 I can I can contribute to make them more generally known or.
Pagina v
... known or remembered , as by it I am sure I shall perform an essential service to mankind . In respect to the use of selection , ( particularly as I have here applied it ) Dr. Johnson makes the best apology for me to the public , in his ...
... known or remembered , as by it I am sure I shall perform an essential service to mankind . In respect to the use of selection , ( particularly as I have here applied it ) Dr. Johnson makes the best apology for me to the public , in his ...
Pagina 9
... known to both nations , I believe . -- Johnson's own notions about eating , however , were nothing less then delicate ; a leg of pork boiled till is dropped from the bone , a veal pye with plums and su- gar , or the outside of a salt ...
... known to both nations , I believe . -- Johnson's own notions about eating , however , were nothing less then delicate ; a leg of pork boiled till is dropped from the bone , a veal pye with plums and su- gar , or the outside of a salt ...
Pagina 13
... a rougher denunciation : " That woman ( cries Johnson ) is like sour small - beer , the beverage of her table . " Mr. Johnson's hatred of the Scotch is so well known , and and so many of his bon mots , expressive of [ 13 ]
... a rougher denunciation : " That woman ( cries Johnson ) is like sour small - beer , the beverage of her table . " Mr. Johnson's hatred of the Scotch is so well known , and and so many of his bon mots , expressive of [ 13 ]
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... known . What he said is all I can re- late ; and from what he said , those who think it worth while to read these Anecdotes , must be contented to gather his character . Mine is a mere candle - light pic- ture of his latter days , where ...
... known . What he said is all I can re- late ; and from what he said , those who think it worth while to read these Anecdotes , must be contented to gather his character . Mine is a mere candle - light pic- ture of his latter days , where ...
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