The Life of Samuel Johnson, LL.D. |
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THE LIFE OF SAMUEL JOHNSON , LL , D . HAVING left Ashbourne in the
evening , we stopped to change horses at Derby , and availed ourselves of a
moment to enjoy the conversation of my countryman , Dr . Butler , then physician
there .
THE LIFE OF SAMUEL JOHNSON , LL , D . HAVING left Ashbourne in the
evening , we stopped to change horses at Derby , and availed ourselves of a
moment to enjoy the conversation of my countryman , Dr . Butler , then physician
there .
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I gave him an account of a conversation which had passed between me and
captain Cook , the day before , at a See Murphy ' s Essay on the Life and Genius
of Dr . Johnson , prefixed to the Oxford edition of his works , vol , i . p . vii .
I gave him an account of a conversation which had passed between me and
captain Cook , the day before , at a See Murphy ' s Essay on the Life and Genius
of Dr . Johnson , prefixed to the Oxford edition of his works , vol , i . p . vii .
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I suffered a great loss when he died ; he was a mighty pleasing man in
conversation , and a reading man . The character of a soldier is high . They who
stand forth the foremost in danger for the community , have the respect of
mankind .
I suffered a great loss when he died ; he was a mighty pleasing man in
conversation , and a reading man . The character of a soldier is high . They who
stand forth the foremost in danger for the community , have the respect of
mankind .
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The most literary conversation that I ever enjoyed , was at the table of Jack Ellis ,
a money scrivener behind the Royal Exchange , with whom I at one period used
to dine generally once a week i . ” Volumes would be required to contain a list of
...
The most literary conversation that I ever enjoyed , was at the table of Jack Ellis ,
a money scrivener behind the Royal Exchange , with whom I at one period used
to dine generally once a week i . ” Volumes would be required to contain a list of
...
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The truth , however , is , that he loved to display his ingenuity in argument ; and
therefore would sometimes in conversation maintain opinions which he was
sensible were wrong , but in supporting which , his reasoning and wit would be
most ...
The truth , however , is , that he loved to display his ingenuity in argument ; and
therefore would sometimes in conversation maintain opinions which he was
sensible were wrong , but in supporting which , his reasoning and wit would be
most ...
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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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