The Life of Samuel Johnson, LL.D.Talboys and Wheeler, 1826 |
From inside the book
Page 22
... Thrale's , from before . Midsummer till after Michael- mas , and that he afterwards passed a month at Oxford . He had then contracted a great intimacy with Mr. Cham- bers of that university , afterwards sir Robert Chambers , one of the ...
... Thrale's , from before . Midsummer till after Michael- mas , and that he afterwards passed a month at Oxford . He had then contracted a great intimacy with Mr. Cham- bers of that university , afterwards sir Robert Chambers , one of the ...
Page 23
... Thrale the praise of being the author of that admirable poem , The Three Warnings . 66 He wrote this year a letter , not intended for publica- tion , which has , perhaps , as strong marks of his sentiment and style as any of his ...
... Thrale the praise of being the author of that admirable poem , The Three Warnings . 66 He wrote this year a letter , not intended for publica- tion , which has , perhaps , as strong marks of his sentiment and style as any of his ...
Page 37
... Thrale , which forms a separate part of his works ; and as a proof of the high estimation set on any thing which came from his pen , was sold by that lady for the sum of five hundred pounds . -BOSWELL . a In his letter to Mr. Drummond ...
... Thrale , which forms a separate part of his works ; and as a proof of the high estimation set on any thing which came from his pen , was sold by that lady for the sum of five hundred pounds . -BOSWELL . a In his letter to Mr. Drummond ...
Page 56
... Thrale , passed some part of the summer at Oxford and at Lichfield , and when at Oxford he wrote the following letter : TO THE REVEREND MR . THOMAS WARTON . " DEAR SIR , -Many years ago , when I used to read in the library of your ...
... Thrale , passed some part of the summer at Oxford and at Lichfield , and when at Oxford he wrote the following letter : TO THE REVEREND MR . THOMAS WARTON . " DEAR SIR , -Many years ago , when I used to read in the library of your ...
Page 57
... Thrale . I was very sorry that I had not his company with me at the jubilee in honour of Shakspeare , at Stratford - upon - Avon , the great poet's native town . Johnson's connection both with Shak- speare and Garrick founded a double ...
... Thrale . I was very sorry that I had not his company with me at the jubilee in honour of Shakspeare , at Stratford - upon - Avon , the great poet's native town . Johnson's connection both with Shak- speare and Garrick founded a double ...
Other editions - View all
Common terms and phrases
acquaintance admiration affectionate afraid afterwards answered appeared asked Beggar's Opera believe BENNET LANGTON called character church compliments consider conversation court dear sir DEAR SIR,-I dined doctor of medicine Edinburgh edition eminent England English Erse favour Garrick gentleman give glad Goldsmith happy heard Hebrides honour hope humble servant JAMES BOSWELL John Johnson judge king lady Langton laugh learning letter Lichfield literary live London lord Bute lord Hailes lord Monboddo Lucy Porter manner ment mentioned merit mind nation never obliged observed occasion opinion Oxford passage perhaps pleased pleasure poem publick racter reason remark respect Samuel Johnson Scotch Scotland seemed sir Joshua Reynolds speak Streatham suppose sure talked tell thing thought Thrale tion told Tom Davies wish wonder write written wrote
Bibliographic information
| Title | The Life of Samuel Johnson, LL.D. Oxford English classics Volume 2 of The Life of Samuel Johnson, LL.D, James Boswell |
| Author | James Boswell |
| Publisher | Talboys and Wheeler, 1826 |
| Original from | the University of California |
| Digitized | 5 Jun 2018 |
| Export Citation | BiBTeX EndNote RefMan |