The life of Samuel Johnson, LL.D.: comprehending an account of his studies and numerous works, in chronological order; a series of his epistolary correspondence and conversations with many eminent persons; and various original pieces of his composition, never before published: the whole exhibiting a view of literature and literary men in Great Britain, for nearly half a century during which he flourished. By James Boswell...G. Routledge and Sons, 1856 - 298 pages |
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... once were , encroachment must be repelled , and the kinder feelings sacrificed . To one of the very fortunate persons whom I have mentioned - namely , Mr. Wedderburne , now Lord Loughborough - I must do the justice to relate , that I ...
... once were , encroachment must be repelled , and the kinder feelings sacrificed . To one of the very fortunate persons whom I have mentioned - namely , Mr. Wedderburne , now Lord Loughborough - I must do the justice to relate , that I ...
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... once a week . " We talked of education at great schools ; the advantages and dis- advantages of which Johnson displayed in a luminous manner ; but his arguments preponderated so much in favour of the benefit which a boy of good parts ...
... once a week . " We talked of education at great schools ; the advantages and dis- advantages of which Johnson displayed in a luminous manner ; but his arguments preponderated so much in favour of the benefit which a boy of good parts ...
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... once debauched a friend's daughter ; I may debauch yours . " 399 Mr. Thrale called upon him , and appeared to bear the loss of his son with a manly composure . There was no affectation about him ; and he talked , as usual , upon ...
... once debauched a friend's daughter ; I may debauch yours . " 399 Mr. Thrale called upon him , and appeared to bear the loss of his son with a manly composure . There was no affectation about him ; and he talked , as usual , upon ...
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... once observed to me , " It is wonderful , Sir , what is to be found in London . The most literary con- versation that I ever enjoyed was at the table of Jack Ellis , a money- scrivener behind the Royal Exchange , with whom I at one ...
... once observed to me , " It is wonderful , Sir , what is to be found in London . The most literary con- versation that I ever enjoyed was at the table of Jack Ellis , a money- scrivener behind the Royal Exchange , with whom I at one ...
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... once these twenty years . The tide of life has driven us different ways . " I was sorry at the time to hear this ; but whoever quits the creeks of private connections , and fairly gets into the great ocean of London , will by ...
... once these twenty years . The tide of life has driven us different ways . " I was sorry at the time to hear this ; but whoever quits the creeks of private connections , and fairly gets into the great ocean of London , will by ...
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