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 449
... Savage wrote , till the dinner that had been ordered was put upon the table . Savage was surprised at the meanness of the entertainment , and after some hesita- tion ventured to ask for wine , which Sir Richard , not without reluctance ...
... Savage wrote , till the dinner that had been ordered was put upon the table . Savage was surprised at the meanness of the entertainment , and after some hesita- tion ventured to ask for wine , which Sir Richard , not without reluctance ...
Page 477
... Savage to enter a tavern with any company that pro- posed it , drink the most expensive wines with great profusion ... Savage , when he wanted a small sum , to take his books to the pawn- broker . Whoever was acquainted with Mr. Savage ...
... Savage to enter a tavern with any company that pro- posed it , drink the most expensive wines with great profusion ... Savage , when he wanted a small sum , to take his books to the pawn- broker . Whoever was acquainted with Mr. Savage ...
Page 527
... Savage to Henley , and was therefore mentioned by him with much resentment . Mr. Savage returned a very solemn protestation of his in- nocence , but , however , appeared much disturbed at the accusation . Some days afterwards he was ...
... Savage to Henley , and was therefore mentioned by him with much resentment . Mr. Savage returned a very solemn protestation of his in- nocence , but , however , appeared much disturbed at the accusation . Some days afterwards he was ...
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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