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... when we consider that the principal store of wit and wisdom which this work contains , was not a particular selection from his general conversa- tion , but was merely his occasional talk at such times as I had the good fortune to be ...
... when we consider that the principal store of wit and wisdom which this work contains , was not a particular selection from his general conversa- tion , but was merely his occasional talk at such times as I had the good fortune to be ...
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An honour- able and reverend friend , speaking of the favourable re- ception of my volumes , even in the circles of fashion and elegance , said to me , " you have made them all talk Johnson . " - Yes , I may add , I have Johnsonised the ...
An honour- able and reverend friend , speaking of the favourable re- ception of my volumes , even in the circles of fashion and elegance , said to me , " you have made them all talk Johnson . " - Yes , I may add , I have Johnsonised the ...
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... leaf also shall not wither , ' from rabbins yet older than himself , thus : ' That even the idle talk , ' so he expresses it , of a good man ought to be regarded ; ' the most superfluous things he saith are always of some value .
... leaf also shall not wither , ' from rabbins yet older than himself , thus : ' That even the idle talk , ' so he expresses it , of a good man ought to be regarded ; ' the most superfluous things he saith are always of some value .
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They seldom conversed ; for my father could not bear to talk of his affairs ; and my mother , being unacquainted with books , cared not to talk of any thing else . Had my mother been more literate , they had been better companions .
They seldom conversed ; for my father could not bear to talk of his affairs ; and my mother , being unacquainted with books , cared not to talk of any thing else . Had my mother been more literate , they had been better companions .
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He added , 66 my father was a foolish old man ; that is to say , foolish in talking of his children " . ' n m Anecdotes of Dr. Johnson , by Hester Lynch Piozzi , p . 11. Life of Dr. Johnson by sir John Hawkins , p . 6 .
He added , 66 my father was a foolish old man ; that is to say , foolish in talking of his children " . ' n m Anecdotes of Dr. Johnson , by Hester Lynch Piozzi , p . 11. Life of Dr. Johnson by sir John Hawkins , p . 6 .
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| Title | The Life of Samuel Johnson, LL.D. Oxford English classics Volume 1 of The Life of Samuel Johnson, LL.D, James Boswell |
| Author | James Boswell |
| Publisher | Talboys & Wheeler, 1826 |
| Original from | Lyon Public Library |
| Digitized | 20 Sep 2010 |
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