The Life of Samuel Johnson, LL.D. |
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Page 1
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
how ...
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
how ...
Page 3
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 . ) Having lain
at St ...
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 . ) Having lain
at St ...
Page 5
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 safe
return ...
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 safe
return ...
Page 6
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 him as a ...
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 him as a ...
Page 15
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 Italian
...
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 Italian
...
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| Title | The Life of Samuel Johnson, LL.D. Oxford English classics Volume 3 of The Life of Samuel Johnson, LL.D, James Boswell |
| Author | James Boswell |
| Publisher | Talboys & Wheeler, 1826 |
| Original from | Lyon Public Library |
| Digitized | 21 Sep 2010 |
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