Boswell's Life of JohnsonG. Routledge and Sons, 1856 - 298 pages |
From inside the book
Results 1-5 of 54
Page 5
... appeared to be well founded . He observed , indeed very justly , that " their loss was an additional reason for ... appearing too compliant . On Sunday , March 31 , I called on him , and showed him , as a curiosity which I had discovered ...
... appeared to be well founded . He observed , indeed very justly , that " their loss was an additional reason for ... appearing too compliant . On Sunday , March 31 , I called on him , and showed him , as a curiosity which I had discovered ...
Page 11
... appeared to bear the loss of his son with a manly composure . There was no affectation about him ; and he talked , as usual , upon indifferent subjects . He seemed to me to hesitate as to the intended Italian tour , on which , I ...
... appeared to bear the loss of his son with a manly composure . There was no affectation about him ; and he talked , as usual , upon indifferent subjects . He seemed to me to hesitate as to the intended Italian tour , on which , I ...
Page 15
... appeared to have a pleasure in contradiction , especially when any opinion whatever was delivered with an air of confi- dence ; so that there was hardly any topic , if not one of the great truths of Religion and Morality , that he might ...
... appeared to have a pleasure in contradiction , especially when any opinion whatever was delivered with an air of confi- dence ; so that there was hardly any topic , if not one of the great truths of Religion and Morality , that he might ...
Page 18
... appeared , after all , very doubtful , he was content with 217. for his labour , besides a few sets of the books , to disperse among his friends . Shiels had nearly 70 % . , besides the advantage of many of the best lives in the work ...
... appeared , after all , very doubtful , he was content with 217. for his labour , besides a few sets of the books , to disperse among his friends . Shiels had nearly 70 % . , besides the advantage of many of the best lives in the work ...
Page 21
... appearance of grave recol- lection , " If I were to begin life again , I think I should not play these low characters ... appeared to me the translation of poetry could be only imitation . JOHNSON : " You may translate books of science ...
... appearance of grave recol- lection , " If I were to begin life again , I think I should not play these low characters ... appeared to me the translation of poetry could be only imitation . JOHNSON : " You may translate books of science ...
Common terms and phrases
acquaintance admired affectionate afterwards appeared Ashbourne asked Auchinleck Beauclerk believe Bishop booksellers character consider conversation DEAR SIR death died Dilly dined dinner Dodd drinking Edinburgh edition EDWARDS elegant eminent English entertained favour Garrick gentleman give Goldsmith happy hear heard Hebrides honour hope House of Lords humble servant humour JAMES BOSWELL John kindness KNOWLES lady Langton late learned letter liberty Lichfield literary lived London Lord Lord Bathurst Lord Camden Lord Monboddo Lordship Lucy Porter Madam mentioned mind Miss never obliged observed opinion Percy perhaps pleased pleasure poems Poets Pope praise published recollect respect SAMUEL JOHNSON Scotland sermons Sir Joshua Reynolds Soame Jenyns Strahan Streatham suppose sure talked Taylor tell thing thought Thrale told travelling truth Warley Whig wine wish word write wrote