The Life of Samuel Johnson, LL. D.: Comprehending an Account of His Studies and Works, in Chronological Order : a Series of His Epistolary Correspondence, Conversations with Many Eminent Persons, and Original Pieces of His Composition : the Whole Exhibiting a View of Literature and Literary Men in Great Britain, for Near Half a Century During which He Flourished, Volume 3 |
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It may be observed , that he used the epithet scoundrel , very commonly , not quite in the sense in which it is generally understood , but as a strong term of disapprobation ; as when he abruptly answered Mrs. Thrale , who had asked him ...
It may be observed , that he used the epithet scoundrel , very commonly , not quite in the sense in which it is generally understood , but as a strong term of disapprobation ; as when he abruptly answered Mrs. Thrale , who had asked him ...
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Afterwards , however , when we were in the chaise , he said , with more tenderness , “ Since I set out on this jaunt , I have lost an old friend and a young one ; -Dr . James , and poor Harry , " ( meaning Mr. Thrale's son . ) ...
Afterwards , however , when we were in the chaise , he said , with more tenderness , “ Since I set out on this jaunt , I have lost an old friend and a young one ; -Dr . James , and poor Harry , " ( meaning Mr. Thrale's son . ) ...
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We stopped at Messieurs Dillys , booksellers in the Poultry ; from whence he hurried away , in a hackney coach , to Mr. Thrale's in the borough . I called at his house in the evening , having promised to acquaint Mrs. Williams of his ...
We stopped at Messieurs Dillys , booksellers in the Poultry ; from whence he hurried away , in a hackney coach , to Mr. Thrale's in the borough . I called at his house in the evening , having promised to acquaint Mrs. Williams of his ...
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I was not pleased that his intimacy with Mr. Thrale's family , though it no doubt contributed much to his comfort and enjoyment , was not without some degree of restraint : not , as has been grossly suggested , that it was required of ...
I was not pleased that his intimacy with Mr. Thrale's family , though it no doubt contributed much to his comfort and enjoyment , was not without some degree of restraint : not , as has been grossly suggested , that it was required of ...
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Mr. Thrale called upon him , and appeared to bear the loss of his son with a manly composure . There was no affectation about him ; and he talked , as usual , upon indifferent subjects . He seemed to me to hesitate as to the intended ...
Mr. Thrale called upon him , and appeared to bear the loss of his son with a manly composure . There was no affectation about him ; and he talked , as usual , upon indifferent subjects . He seemed to me to hesitate as to the intended ...
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| Title | The Life of Samuel Johnson, LL. D.: Comprehending an Account of His Studies and Works, in Chronological Order : a Series of His Epistolary Correspondence, Conversations with Many Eminent Persons, and Original Pieces of His Composition : the Whole Exhibiting a View of Literature and ..., Volume 3 The Life of Samuel Johnson, LL. D.: Comprehending an Account of His Studies and Works, in Chronological Order : a Series of His Epistolary Correspondence, Conversations with Many Eminent Persons, and Original Pieces of His Composition : the Whole Exhibiting a View of Literature and Literary Men in Great Britain, for Near Half a Century During which He Flourished, Edmond Malone Volume 3 of The Life of Samuel Johnson, LL.D, James Boswell |
| Author | James Boswell |
| Illustrated by | Edmond Malone |
| Publisher | Talboys and Wheeler, 1826 |
| Original from | Lyon Public Library |
| Digitized | 21 Sep 2010 |
| Length | 1854 pages |
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