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 452
... praise , and that the good actions of Mrs. Oldfield may not be sullied by her general character , it is proper to mention that Mr. Savage often declared in the strongest terms , that he never saw her alone , or in any other place than ...
... praise , and that the good actions of Mrs. Oldfield may not be sullied by her general character , it is proper to mention that Mr. Savage often declared in the strongest terms , that he never saw her alone , or in any other place than ...
Page 560
... praise on one side , and of money on the other , and ended because Pope was less eager of money than Halifax of praise . It is not likely that Halifax had any personal benevolence to Pope ; it is evident that Pope looked on Halifax with ...
... praise on one side , and of money on the other , and ended because Pope was less eager of money than Halifax of praise . It is not likely that Halifax had any personal benevolence to Pope ; it is evident that Pope looked on Halifax with ...
Page 636
... praise : commentaries which attract the reader by the pleasure of perusal have not often appeared ; the notes of others are read to clear difficulties , those of Pope to vary entertainment . It has , however , been objected , with ...
... praise : commentaries which attract the reader by the pleasure of perusal have not often appeared ; the notes of others are read to clear difficulties , those of Pope to vary entertainment . It has , however , been objected , with ...
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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