Boswell's Life of Johnson (abridged)Houghton Mifflin, 1917 - 228 oldal |
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15. oldal
... told me , that he remembered distinctly having had the first notice of Heaven , ' a place to which good people went , ' and hell , a place to which bad people went , ' communicated to him by her , when a little child in bed with her ...
... told me , that he remembered distinctly having had the first notice of Heaven , ' a place to which good people went , ' and hell , a place to which bad people went , ' communicated to him by her , when a little child in bed with her ...
16. oldal
... told me in his presence at Lichfield , in 1776 , by his step - daughter , Mrs. Lucy Porter , as related to her by his mother . When he was a child in petticoats , and had learnt to read , Mrs. Johnson one morning put the common prayer ...
... told me in his presence at Lichfield , in 1776 , by his step - daughter , Mrs. Lucy Porter , as related to her by his mother . When he was a child in petticoats , and had learnt to read , Mrs. Johnson one morning put the common prayer ...
17. oldal
... told , 1 that , when a child of three years old , he chanced to tread upon a duckling , the eleventh of a brood , and killed it ; upon which , it is said , he dictated to his mother the fol- lowing epitaph : ' Here lies good master duck ...
... told , 1 that , when a child of three years old , he chanced to tread upon a duckling , the eleventh of a brood , and killed it ; upon which , it is said , he dictated to his mother the fol- lowing epitaph : ' Here lies good master duck ...
18. oldal
... told him that he resembled an able performer upon a bad instrument . How false and contemptible then are all the remarks which have been made to the prejudice either of his candour or of his phi- losophy , founded upon a supposition ...
... told him that he resembled an able performer upon a bad instrument . How false and contemptible then are all the remarks which have been made to the prejudice either of his candour or of his phi- losophy , founded upon a supposition ...
19. oldal
... told Mr. Langton , that while Hunter was flogging his boys unmercifully , he used to say , ' And this I do to save you from the gallows . ' John- son , upon all occasions , expressed his approbation of en- forcing instruction by means ...
... told Mr. Langton , that while Hunter was flogging his boys unmercifully , he used to say , ' And this I do to save you from the gallows . ' John- son , upon all occasions , expressed his approbation of en- forcing instruction by means ...
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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