Boswell's Life of Johnson: Including Boswell's Journal of a Tour to the Hebrides, 2. kötetHarper, 1850 |
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... truth say , I have not words to express my gratitude as I ought to a lady , whose bounty has , by an act of benevolence , doubled my income , and whose tender , compassionate assurance has removed the future anxiety of trusting to ...
... truth say , I have not words to express my gratitude as I ought to a lady , whose bounty has , by an act of benevolence , doubled my income , and whose tender , compassionate assurance has removed the future anxiety of trusting to ...
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... truth . " JOHNSON . " They are much behind - hand , stupid , ignorant creatures . At Fontain- bleau I saw a horse - race - every thing was wrong ; the heaviest weight was put upon the weakest horse , and all the jockeys wore French have ...
... truth . " JOHNSON . " They are much behind - hand , stupid , ignorant creatures . At Fontain- bleau I saw a horse - race - every thing was wrong ; the heaviest weight was put upon the weakest horse , and all the jockeys wore French have ...
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... truth , Dr. Johnson has here allowed them more than they usually demand.- BOSWELL . 2 He said , when in Scotland , that he was John- son of that Ilk . - BOSWELL . 3 See vol . i . p . 189. - BOSWELL . He seemed very happy in the near ...
... truth , Dr. Johnson has here allowed them more than they usually demand.- BOSWELL . 2 He said , when in Scotland , that he was John- son of that Ilk . - BOSWELL . 3 See vol . i . p . 189. - BOSWELL . He seemed very happy in the near ...
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... truth was essen- tial to it . " [ On another occasion Piozzi , he said , " A story is a specimen of human manners , and derives its sole value from its truth . When Foote has told me something , I dismiss it from my mind , like a ...
... truth was essen- tial to it . " [ On another occasion Piozzi , he said , " A story is a specimen of human manners , and derives its sole value from its truth . When Foote has told me something , I dismiss it from my mind , like a ...
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... truth ; but a build- ing is not at all more convenient for being decorated with superfluous carved work . ” Gwyn at last was lucky enough to make one reply to Dr. Johnson , which he allow- ed to be excellent . Johnson censured him for ...
... truth ; but a build- ing is not at all more convenient for being decorated with superfluous carved work . ” Gwyn at last was lucky enough to make one reply to Dr. Johnson , which he allow- ed to be excellent . Johnson censured him for ...
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acquaintance admiration afterwards Anec ante appears Ashbourne asked asthma authour believe BENNET LANGTON Bishop Boothby Boswell's Brocklesby Burke called character church conversation dear sir death Derbyshire dined dinner Editor entertained expressed favour Garrick gentleman give happy hear heard Hebrides honour hope humble servant JAMES BOSWELL John Johnson kind lady Langton late learned letter Lichfield literary live London Lord Lord Monboddo lordship LUCY PORTER madam Malone manner ment mentioned merit mind Miss Reynolds never night obliged observed occasion once opinion perhaps person Piozzi pleased pleasure Poets praise Pray prayer publick recollect SAMUEL JOHNSON Scotland seems Sir John Hawkins Sir Joshua Reynolds Streatham suppose sure talk tell thing thought Thrale tion Tissington told truth whig Wilkes wish words write written wrote