The Life of Samuel JohnsonOlms, 1973 - 639 pages |
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Page 113
... means to drink , and mangles what he means to carve Inat- tentive to all the regards of social life , he mis- times and misplaces every thing . He disputes H with heat and indiscriminately , mindless of the rank , DR JOHNSON . 113.
... means to drink , and mangles what he means to carve Inat- tentive to all the regards of social life , he mis- times and misplaces every thing . He disputes H with heat and indiscriminately , mindless of the rank , DR JOHNSON . 113.
Page 116
... means to accomplish any end , devised the following mode for completing his Dictionary , as he himself ex- pressly described to the writer of this account . He began his task by devoting his first care to a diligent perusal of all such ...
... means to accomplish any end , devised the following mode for completing his Dictionary , as he himself ex- pressly described to the writer of this account . He began his task by devoting his first care to a diligent perusal of all such ...
Page 517
... means of knowing than him- self ; " and when he compares the abrupt begin- ning of " The Bard , " to the ballad of " Johnny Armstrong , " " Is there ever a man in all Scot- land , " he descends to the last degree of puerili- ty * . In ...
... means of knowing than him- self ; " and when he compares the abrupt begin- ning of " The Bard , " to the ballad of " Johnny Armstrong , " " Is there ever a man in all Scot- land , " he descends to the last degree of puerili- ty * . In ...
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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