Johnsoniana: Anecdotes of the Late Samuel Johnson, by Mrs. Piozzi, Richard Cumberland, Bishop Percy and Others, Together with the Diary of Dr. Campbell and Extracts from that of Madame D'ArblayG. Bell & sons, 1884 - 479 oldal |
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39. oldal
... less distant than our own household , he spoke less cautiously . An acquaintance lost the almost certain hope of a good estate that had been long ex- pected . Such a one will grieve ( said I ) at her friend's disappoint- ment . " She ...
... less distant than our own household , he spoke less cautiously . An acquaintance lost the almost certain hope of a good estate that had been long ex- pected . Such a one will grieve ( said I ) at her friend's disappoint- ment . " She ...
48. oldal
... less skill on one side , or less strength on the other , I am morally certain , would not have been enough . He had however possessed an athletic constitution , as he said the man who dipped people in the sea at Brighthelmstone ...
... less skill on one side , or less strength on the other , I am morally certain , would not have been enough . He had however possessed an athletic constitution , as he said the man who dipped people in the sea at Brighthelmstone ...
118. oldal
... less lofty and less solid than his were , would have been encumbered , not adorned by it . Mr. Johnson was not intentionally however a pompous con- verser ; and though he was accused of using big words as they are called , it was only ...
... less lofty and less solid than his were , would have been encumbered , not adorned by it . Mr. Johnson was not intentionally however a pompous con- verser ; and though he was accused of using big words as they are called , it was only ...
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MRS PIOZZIS ANECDOTES 3121 | 3 |
Mrs Piozzis account of the separation from Johnson | 8 |
His general character | 26 |
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