The Life of Samuel Johnson, LL.D. |
Vanuit het boek
Resultaten 1-5 van 63
Pagina 20
Now I consider the present earl of Bute to be Ex- celsæ familiæ de Bute spes prima ; ' and my lord Mount- stuart , as his eldest son , to be spes altera . ' So in Æneid xii . 1. 168 , after having mentioned pater Æneas , who was the ...
Now I consider the present earl of Bute to be Ex- celsæ familiæ de Bute spes prima ; ' and my lord Mount- stuart , as his eldest son , to be spes altera . ' So in Æneid xii . 1. 168 , after having mentioned pater Æneas , who was the ...
Pagina 27
But first , I would have you to consider whether the publication will really do any good ; next , whether by printing and distributing a very small number , you may not attain all that you propose ; and , what perhaps I should have said ...
But first , I would have you to consider whether the publication will really do any good ; next , whether by printing and distributing a very small number , you may not attain all that you propose ; and , what perhaps I should have said ...
Pagina 34
66 " I now , " said Johnson to his friends , when relating what had passed , " began to consider that I was depre- ciating this man in the estimation of his sovereign , and thought it was time for me to say something that might be more ...
66 " I now , " said Johnson to his friends , when relating what had passed , " began to consider that I was depre- ciating this man in the estimation of his sovereign , and thought it was time for me to say something that might be more ...
Pagina 37
Our Father , etc. z It is proper here to mention , that when I speak of his correspondence , I consider it independent of the voluminous collection of letters which , in the course of many years , he wrote to Mrs. Thrale , which forms a ...
Our Father , etc. z It is proper here to mention , that when I speak of his correspondence , I consider it independent of the voluminous collection of letters which , in the course of many years , he wrote to Mrs. Thrale , which forms a ...
Pagina 49
Consider fairly what is the case . The Corsicans never received any kind- ness from the Genoese . They never agreed to be subject to them . They owe them nothing ; and when reduced to an abject state of slavery by force , shall they not ...
Consider fairly what is the case . The Corsicans never received any kind- ness from the Genoese . They never agreed to be subject to them . They owe them nothing ; and when reduced to an abject state of slavery by force , shall they not ...
Wat mensen zeggen - Een review schrijven
Gebruikersbeoordelingen
5 sterren |
| ||
4 sterren |
| ||
3 sterren |
| ||
2 sterren |
| ||
1 ster |
|
Reviews worden niet geverifieerd, maar Google checkt wel op nepcontent en verwijdert zulke content als die wordt gevonden.
LibraryThing Review
Gebruikersrecensie - keithhamblen - LibraryThing12/22/20 I own the complete set (vol 1-54) and keep them at home on the top west shelf of my office; this includes The Great Conversation (which is volume 1) and The Great Ideas (volumes 2-3, the ... Volledige review lezen
LibraryThing Review
Gebruikersrecensie - donbuch1 - LibraryThingThis classic series represents the Western canon not without academic controversy. The latest volumes of the Great Books include some women writers, but they are still definitely underrepresented ... Volledige review lezen
Overige edities - Alles bekijken
The Life of Samuel Johnson, LL.D.: Comprehending an Account of His ..., Volume 2 James Boswell Volledige weergave - 1791 |
The Life of Samuel Johnson, LL.D.: Comprehending an Account of His ..., Volume 2 James Boswell Volledige weergave - 1791 |
Veelvoorkomende woorden en zinsdelen
able admiration allowed answered appeared asked believe BOSWELL called character church common consider conversation court DEAR desire dined doubt edition effect England English expressed give given Goldsmith happy head hear heard honour hope human instance Italy John Johnson judge kind king known lady land language late learning leave less letter live London look lord manner master mean mentioned mind nature never notes obliged observed occasion once opinion particular passage passed perhaps person pleased pleasure present printed produced publick published question reason received remark respect Scotland seemed seen servant soon speak suppose sure talked tell thing thought Thrale tion told true wish wonder write written wrote