The Life of Samuel JohnsonOlms, 1973 - 639 pages |
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Page 38
... whole evening with Molly Aston . That indeed was not happiness , it was rapture ; but the thoughts of it sweetened the whole year . Molly was a beauty and a scholar , a wit and a whig , and she talked all in praise * He was the third ...
... whole evening with Molly Aston . That indeed was not happiness , it was rapture ; but the thoughts of it sweetened the whole year . Molly was a beauty and a scholar , a wit and a whig , and she talked all in praise * He was the third ...
Page 116
... whole compass of English literature for all their different signi- fications , would have taken the whole life of any indivi- dual ; but Johnson , who , among other peculiarities of his character , excelled most men in contriving the ...
... whole compass of English literature for all their different signi- fications , would have taken the whole life of any indivi- dual ; but Johnson , who , among other peculiarities of his character , excelled most men in contriving the ...
Page 149
... whole to the highest correctness and the most perfect arrangement . Then his uncommonly retentive memory enabled him to deliver a whole essay , properly finished , whenever it was called for . The writer of this note has often heard him ...
... whole to the highest correctness and the most perfect arrangement . Then his uncommonly retentive memory enabled him to deliver a whole essay , properly finished , whenever it was called for . The writer of this note has often heard him ...
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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