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 117
... give , my lad , to know about the Argonauts ? " " Sir , ( said the boy ) I would give what I have . " Johnson was much pleased with his answer , and we gave him a double fare . Dr. Johnson then turning to me , “ Sir , ( said he ) a ...
... give , my lad , to know about the Argonauts ? " " Sir , ( said the boy ) I would give what I have . " Johnson was much pleased with his answer , and we gave him a double fare . Dr. Johnson then turning to me , “ Sir , ( said he ) a ...
Page 286
... give you my opinion , that you would lessen yourself by it . What can you tell of countries so well known as those upon the continent of Europe , which you have visited ? " BOSWELL . " But I can give an entertaining nar- rative , with ...
... give you my opinion , that you would lessen yourself by it . What can you tell of countries so well known as those upon the continent of Europe , which you have visited ? " BOSWELL . " But I can give an entertaining nar- rative , with ...
Page 744
... give that which one has been accustomed to sell ; would not you , Sir , ” turning to Mr. Thrale , “ rather give away money than porter ? ” When I one day lamented the loss of a first cousin killed in America- " Prithee , my dear ...
... give that which one has been accustomed to sell ; would not you , Sir , ” turning to Mr. Thrale , “ rather give away money than porter ? ” When I one day lamented the loss of a first cousin killed in America- " Prithee , my dear ...
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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