Boswell's Life of Johnson, Together with Boswell's Journal of a Tour of the Hebride and Johnson's Diary of a Journey Into North Wales, Volume 1Clarendon Press, 1934 - 556 pages |
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Page 57
... manner , without any scheme of study , as chance threw books in his way , and inclination directed him through them . He used to mention one curious instance of his casual reading , when but a boy . Having imagined that his brother had ...
... manner , without any scheme of study , as chance threw books in his way , and inclination directed him through them . He used to mention one curious instance of his casual reading , when but a boy . Having imagined that his brother had ...
Page 120
... manner this poem was composed , I am sorry that I neglected to ascertain with precision , from Johnson's own authority . He has marked upon his corrected copy of the first edition of it , ' Written in 1738 ; ' and , as it was published ...
... manner this poem was composed , I am sorry that I neglected to ascertain with precision , from Johnson's own authority . He has marked upon his corrected copy of the first edition of it , ' Written in 1738 ; ' and , as it was published ...
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... manner , may not be omitted , it is requisite to mention , that while talking or even musing as he sat in his chair , he commonly held his head to one side towards his right shoulder , and shook it in a tremulous manner , moving his ...
... manner , may not be omitted , it is requisite to mention , that while talking or even musing as he sat in his chair , he commonly held his head to one side towards his right shoulder , and shook it in a tremulous manner , moving his ...
Contents
DR HILLS DEDICATION TO JOWETT | xxix |
TITLEPAGE OF THE THIRD EDITION | xlvii |
Advertisement to the Life | 23 |
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