Boswell's Life of Johnson, 2. kötetH. Frowde, 1904 - 704 oldal |
Részletek a könyvből
1 - 5 találat összesen 99 találatból.
3. oldal
... never querulous , never prone to inveigh against the present times , as is so common when superficial minds are on the fret . On the contrary , he was willing to speak favourably of his own age ; and , indeed , maintained its ...
... never querulous , never prone to inveigh against the present times , as is so common when superficial minds are on the fret . On the contrary , he was willing to speak favourably of his own age ; and , indeed , maintained its ...
6. oldal
... never before knew how much I was respected by these gentlemen ; they told me none of these things . ' He had been in company with Omai , a native of one of the South Sea Islands , after he had been some time in this country . He was ...
... never before knew how much I was respected by these gentlemen ; they told me none of these things . ' He had been in company with Omai , a native of one of the South Sea Islands , after he had been some time in this country . He was ...
11. oldal
... never to be allowed to justify , must often be very oppressive , unless Juries , whom I am more and more con- firmed in holding to be judges of law as well as of fact , resolutely inter- pose . Of late an act of Parliament has passed ...
... never to be allowed to justify , must often be very oppressive , unless Juries , whom I am more and more con- firmed in holding to be judges of law as well as of fact , resolutely inter- pose . Of late an act of Parliament has passed ...
15. oldal
... never put his name to anything . He shewed me a translation which he had made of Ovid's Epistles , very prettily done . There is a good engraved portrait of him by Pether , from a picture by Fry , which hangs in the hall of the ...
... never put his name to anything . He shewed me a translation which he had made of Ovid's Epistles , very prettily done . There is a good engraved portrait of him by Pether , from a picture by Fry , which hangs in the hall of the ...
17. oldal
... never fails to shew me , that he has good reasons for it . ' I have heard Johnson pay his Lordship this high compli- ment : ' I never was in Lord Elibank's company without learning something . ' We sat together till it was too late for ...
... never fails to shew me , that he has good reasons for it . ' I have heard Johnson pay his Lordship this high compli- ment : ' I never was in Lord Elibank's company without learning something . ' We sat together till it was too late for ...
Más kiadások - Összes megtekintése
Boswell's Life of Johnson (Volume 1 of 3) (EasyRead Super Large 18pt Edition) James Boswell Korlátozott előnézet - 1962 |
Gyakori szavak és kifejezések
acquaintance admirable afterwards appeared Ashbourne asked asthma Auchinleck authour Beauclerk believe Bennet Langton Bishop Brocklesby Burke censure character consider conversation dear Sir death dined drink eminent English entertained expressed favour Garrick gentleman give glad happy hear heard Hebrides honour hope humble servant humour JAMES BOSWELL John kind lady Langton language late learning letter Lichfield literary live London Lord Lord Monboddo Lordship LUCY PORTER Madam manner mentioned merit mind never obliged observed occasion once opinion perhaps pleased pleasure poem Poets Pope pounds praise publick recollect remark respect Reverend SAMUEL JOHNSON Scotland seemed sermon shew Sir John Hawkins Sir Joshua Reynolds Streatham suppose sure talked tell thing thought Thrale tion told truth verses Whig Wilkes wine wish wonderful write written wrote