Boswell's Life of Johnson (abridged)Houghton Mifflin, 1917 - 228 oldal |
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12. oldal
... hope for impartiality , but must expect little intelligence ; for the incidents which give excellence to biography are of a volatile and evanescent kind , such as soon escape the mem- ory , and are transmitted by tradition . We know how ...
... hope for impartiality , but must expect little intelligence ; for the incidents which give excellence to biography are of a volatile and evanescent kind , such as soon escape the mem- ory , and are transmitted by tradition . We know how ...
14. oldal
... hope- less flame . When he was informed that it so preyed upon her mind that her life was in danger , he with a generous humanity went to her and offered to marry her , but it was then too late : her vital power was exhausted ; and she ...
... hope- less flame . When he was informed that it so preyed upon her mind that her life was in danger , he with a generous humanity went to her and offered to marry her , but it was then too late : her vital power was exhausted ; and she ...
33. oldal
... hope for out of my father's effects , previous to the death of my mother ; an event which I pray GOD may very remote . I now therefore see that I must make my own fortune . Meanwhile , let me take care that the powers of my mind may not ...
... hope for out of my father's effects , previous to the death of my mother ; an event which I pray GOD may very remote . I now therefore see that I must make my own fortune . Meanwhile , let me take care that the powers of my mind may not ...
34. oldal
... hope that , at least , my gratitude made me worthy of his notice . - ' At this man's table I enjoyed many cheerful and in- structive hours , with companions , such as are not often found- with one who has lengthened , and one who has ...
... hope that , at least , my gratitude made me worthy of his notice . - ' At this man's table I enjoyed many cheerful and in- structive hours , with companions , such as are not often found- with one who has lengthened , and one who has ...
49. oldal
... hope , my Lord , that since you , whose author- ity in our language is so generally acknowledged , have commissioned me to declare my own opinion , I shall be considered as exercising a kind of vicarious jurisdiction ; and that the ...
... hope , my Lord , that since you , whose author- ity in our language is so generally acknowledged , have commissioned me to declare my own opinion , I shall be considered as exercising a kind of vicarious jurisdiction ; and that the ...
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acquaintance admiration ÆTAT afterwards answered appeared asked Beauclerk BENNET LANGTON Bishop booksellers Boswell Boswell's Burke Burney celebrated character Cibber conversation David Garrick dear Sir death Dictionary Dilly dined dinner Dodsley drink Edwards eminent favour Francis Barber Garrick gave gentleman give Goldsmith happy heard Hebrides honour hope humour imagination JAMES BOSWELL kind King knew labour lady Langton language letter Lichfield Literary Club literature lived London Lord Chesterfield Lucy Porter manner mentioned merit mind nature never observed occasion once opinion Oxford Pembroke College Percy pleased pleasure poet Pope publick recollect respect Richardson Robert Dodsley SAMUEL JOHNSON Scotland seemed servant shewed Sir John Sir John Hawkins Sir Joshua Reynolds spirit strong supposed talk tell thing Thomas Warton thought Thrale tion told topicks truth Wilkes William wine wish wonder write wrote