The Life of Samuel JohnsonModern Library, 1965 - 559 pagina's |
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Pagina 241
... believe the second sight , ' which seemed to excite some ridicule . I was then so impressed with the truth of many of the stories of it which I had been told , that I avowed my conviction , saying , ' He is only willing to believe : I ...
... believe the second sight , ' which seemed to excite some ridicule . I was then so impressed with the truth of many of the stories of it which I had been told , that I avowed my conviction , saying , ' He is only willing to believe : I ...
Pagina 250
... believe , yet as there is no reason to suppose that the inhabitants of the Highlands and Hebrides ever wrote their native language , it is not to be credited that a long poem was preserved among them . If we had no evidence of the art ...
... believe , yet as there is no reason to suppose that the inhabitants of the Highlands and Hebrides ever wrote their native language , it is not to be credited that a long poem was preserved among them . If we had no evidence of the art ...
Pagina 502
... believe it . ' Dr. Adams . You have evidence enough ; good evidence , which needs not such sup- port . ' Johnson . I like to have more . ' Mr. Henderson , with whom I had sauntered in the vener- able walks of Merton - College , and ...
... believe it . ' Dr. Adams . You have evidence enough ; good evidence , which needs not such sup- port . ' Johnson . I like to have more . ' Mr. Henderson , with whom I had sauntered in the vener- able walks of Merton - College , and ...
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acquaintance admiration ÆTAT afterwards agreeable answered appeared April Ashbourne asked authour Beauclerk believe BENNET LANGTON better booksellers Brocklesby called character compliments consider conversation David Garrick DEAR SIR death degree Dictionary dined dinner drink eminent English expressed favour Garrick gentleman give Goldsmith happy hear heard Hebrides honour hope humble servant humour instance JAMES BOSWELL John kind lady Langton learning Lichfield literary lived London Lord Lord Chesterfield Lord Monboddo Lucy Porter Madam manner mentioned mind morning never obliged observed occasion once opinion Oxford Pembroke College perhaps pleased pleasure Poets publick recollect remarkable respect Reverend Samuel Johnson Scotland seemed shewed Sir John Hawkins Sir Joshua Reynolds soon Streatham strong suppose sure talked tell thing thought Thrale tion told Tom Davies truth wine wish wonderful write wrote