The Life of Samuel Johnson, LL.D. |
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I named Hume . JOHNSON . “ No , sir ; Hume owned to a clergyman in the bishoprick of Durham , that he had never read the New Testament with attention . " - I mentioned Hume's notion , that all who are happy are equally happy ...
I named Hume . JOHNSON . “ No , sir ; Hume owned to a clergyman in the bishoprick of Durham , that he had never read the New Testament with attention . " - I mentioned Hume's notion , that all who are happy are equally happy ...
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His death , I hope , was peaceful ; it was surely happy . " I wish I had written sooner , lest , writing now , I should renew your grief ; but I would not forbear saying what I have now said . “ This loss is , I hope , the only ...
His death , I hope , was peaceful ; it was surely happy . " I wish I had written sooner , lest , writing now , I should renew your grief ; but I would not forbear saying what I have now said . “ This loss is , I hope , the only ...
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... t and The Happy Life.t - Most of the pieces in this volume have evidently received additions from his superiour pen ; particularly , Verses to Mr. Richardson , on his Sir Charles Grandison ; The Excursion ; Reflections on a Grave ...
... t and The Happy Life.t - Most of the pieces in this volume have evidently received additions from his superiour pen ; particularly , Verses to Mr. Richardson , on his Sir Charles Grandison ; The Excursion ; Reflections on a Grave ...
Page 55
To obviate all the reflections which have gone round the world to Johnson's prejudice , by applying to him the epithet of a bear , let me impress upon my readers a just and happy saying of my friend Goldsmith , who knew him well ...
To obviate all the reflections which have gone round the world to Johnson's prejudice , by applying to him the epithet of a bear , let me impress upon my readers a just and happy saying of my friend Goldsmith , who knew him well ...
Page 57
... was happy to partake in this festival of genius , the absence of Johnson could not but be wondered at and regretted . The only trace of him there was in the whimsical advertisement of a haberdasher , who sold Shaksperian ribbands ...
... was happy to partake in this festival of genius , the absence of Johnson could not but be wondered at and regretted . The only trace of him there was in the whimsical advertisement of a haberdasher , who sold Shaksperian ribbands ...
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| 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 & Wheeler, 1826 |
| Original from | the University of California |
| Digitized | 5 Jun 2018 |
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