Boswell's Life of Johnson (abridged)Houghton Mifflin, 1917 - 228 oldal |
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vi. oldal
... remarkable recupera- tive power in fighting off severe attacks of asthma , dropsy , gout , and rheumatism ; and contrived to live to the age of seventy - five . Yet throughout his life Johnson was a suf- ferer . He was continually ...
... remarkable recupera- tive power in fighting off severe attacks of asthma , dropsy , gout , and rheumatism ; and contrived to live to the age of seventy - five . Yet throughout his life Johnson was a suf- ferer . He was continually ...
xiii. oldal
... remarkable that Boswell at the age of twenty - two was able and willing to under- take so great a task . In the course of his friendship with Johnson , Boswell , who was married and had to provide for a family , found time to make many ...
... remarkable that Boswell at the age of twenty - two was able and willing to under- take so great a task . In the course of his friendship with Johnson , Boswell , who was married and had to provide for a family , found time to make many ...
15. oldal
... remarkable , even in his earliest years , may easily be sup- posed ; for to use his own words in his Life of Syden- ham , " That the strength of his understanding , the accuracy of his discernment , and ardour of his curiosity , might ...
... remarkable , even in his earliest years , may easily be sup- posed ; for to use his own words in his Life of Syden- ham , " That the strength of his understanding , the accuracy of his discernment , and ardour of his curiosity , might ...
20. oldal
... remarkable , and does honour to human nature . Talking to me once himself of his being much distinguished at school , he told me , ' they never thought to raise me by comparing me to any one ; they never said , Johnson is as good a ...
... remarkable , and does honour to human nature . Talking to me once himself of his being much distinguished at school , he told me , ' they never thought to raise me by comparing me to any one ; they never said , Johnson is as good a ...
34. oldal
... remarkable for good breeding ; so that the notion which has been industriously circulated and believed , that he never was in good company till late in life , and , conse- quently had been confirmed in coarse and ferocious man- ners by ...
... remarkable for good breeding ; so that the notion which has been industriously circulated and believed , that he never was in good company till late in life , and , conse- quently had been confirmed in coarse and ferocious man- ners by ...
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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