The Life of Samuel JohnsonOlms, 1973 - 639 pages |
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Page 203
... admiration of the excellencies of his mind , and the virtues of his heart . Some years after the currents of life had driven him to a great distance from Miss Molly Aston , the object of his earliest and most enthusiastic admiration ...
... admiration of the excellencies of his mind , and the virtues of his heart . Some years after the currents of life had driven him to a great distance from Miss Molly Aston , the object of his earliest and most enthusiastic admiration ...
Page 488
... admired , such representations can only grati- fy his enemies , and invalidate his valuable precepts . We could soften censure for many of his infirmities , by referring to the history Lord Byron , from personal observation , in his ...
... admired , such representations can only grati- fy his enemies , and invalidate his valuable precepts . We could soften censure for many of his infirmities , by referring to the history Lord Byron , from personal observation , in his ...
Page 519
... admiration scarcely goes be- yond Dryden and Pope , who , sometimes , in- deed , " wandered in Fancy's maze , " but aim- ed chiefly at elegant correctness , and brilliant sententiousness . The sublime conceptions , and daring flights of ...
... admiration scarcely goes be- yond Dryden and Pope , who , sometimes , in- deed , " wandered in Fancy's maze , " but aim- ed chiefly at elegant correctness , and brilliant sententiousness . The sublime conceptions , and daring flights of ...
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acquaintance admiration afterwards ancient Anderson Anecdotes appeared Ashbourne beautiful Bennet Langton biographer BISHOP PERCY booksellers Boswell Boswell's Cave censure character Chesterfield collection composition conversation criticism death Dedication Dictionary distinguished Dr Johnson Dr Taylor early edition elegance eminent English English Language English poetry Essay excellence expression favour Francis Barber Garrick genius Gentleman's Magazine Hawkesworth History honour human imitation kind labours Langton language Latin learning letter Lichfield literary literature Lives London Lord manner melancholy ment merit Milton mind Miss moral Murphy narrative never observed occasion opinions original Oxford pamphlet paper Pembroke College Percy's period piety Piozzi poem poet poetical poetry political Pope powers praise prayer Preface prejudice printed published Rambler Rasselas Samuel Johnson says sentiments Shakespeare shew sion Sir John Hawkins Sir Joshua Reynolds Stourbridge style talents thought Thrale tion translation verses vigour virtue volumes Warton Whigs writings written wrote