The Portable Johnson & BoswellViking Press, 1947 - 762 pages Two great and vivid personalitites of English letters revealed in their most charactersitc writings; Johnson; critical essays, letters, poems: Boswell; Life of Johnson, Journal of a tour to the Hebrides, and the Dialogue with Rousseau, etc. |
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Page 128
... Garrick and Dr. Johnson , I think it necessary to rectify this mis - statement . The truth is , that not very long after the institution of our club , Sir Joshua Reynolds was speaking of it to Garrick . " I like it much , ( said he ...
... Garrick and Dr. Johnson , I think it necessary to rectify this mis - statement . The truth is , that not very long after the institution of our club , Sir Joshua Reynolds was speaking of it to Garrick . " I like it much , ( said he ...
Page 249
... Garrick but himself , as Garrick said to me , and I had heard him praise his liberality ; so to bring out his commendation of his celebrated pupil , I said , loudly , " I have heard Garrick is liberal . " JOHNSON . " Yes , Sir , I know ...
... Garrick but himself , as Garrick said to me , and I had heard him praise his liberality ; so to bring out his commendation of his celebrated pupil , I said , loudly , " I have heard Garrick is liberal . " JOHNSON . " Yes , Sir , I know ...
Page 274
... Garrick's fame , and his assuming the airs of a great man . JOHNSON . “ Sir , it is wonderful how little Garrick assumes . No , Sir , Garrick fortunam reverenter habet . Consider , Sir ; celebrated men , such as you have mentioned ...
... Garrick's fame , and his assuming the airs of a great man . JOHNSON . “ Sir , it is wonderful how little Garrick assumes . No , Sir , Garrick fortunam reverenter habet . Consider , Sir ; celebrated men , such as you have mentioned ...
Contents
Editors Introduction | 1 |
From The Life of Samuel Johnson | 41 |
From The Journal of a Tour to the Hebrides | 376 |
Copyright | |
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