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 Near Half a Century, During which He Flourished. In Three VolumesHenry Baldwin, 1793 |
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... Tartar words . " He said , he never had it properly ascertained that the Scotch Highlanders and the Irish under- derstood each other , I told him that my coufin Colonel + 1722 . Etat . 63 . Graham , of DR . JOHNSON . II.
... Tartar words . " He said , he never had it properly ascertained that the Scotch Highlanders and the Irish under- derstood each other , I told him that my coufin Colonel + 1722 . Etat . 63 . Graham , of DR . JOHNSON . II.
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... said , " He has a great deal of good about him ; but he is alfo very defective in fome respects . His inner part is good , but his outer part is mighty aukward . You in Scotland do not attain that nice critical skill in languages ...
... said , " He has a great deal of good about him ; but he is alfo very defective in fome respects . His inner part is good , but his outer part is mighty aukward . You in Scotland do not attain that nice critical skill in languages ...
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... said , he went more frequently to church when there were prayers only , than when there was alfo a fermon , as the people required more an example for the one than the other ; it being much easier for them to hear a fermon , than to fix ...
... said , he went more frequently to church when there were prayers only , than when there was alfo a fermon , as the people required more an example for the one than the other ; it being much easier for them to hear a fermon , than to fix ...
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... said , " What I mean by his being a blockhead is , that he was a barren rafcal . " BOSWELL . " Will you not allow , Sir , that he draws very natural pictures of human life ? " JOHNSON . " Why , Sir , it is of very low life . Richardfon ...
... said , " What I mean by his being a blockhead is , that he was a barren rafcal . " BOSWELL . " Will you not allow , Sir , that he draws very natural pictures of human life ? " JOHNSON . " Why , Sir , it is of very low life . Richardfon ...
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... said , he knew one friend , who was an honeft man and a fenfible man , who told him he had seen a ghoft , old Mr. Edward Cave , the printer at St. John's Gate . He faid , Mr. Cave did not like to talk of it , and feemed to be in great ...
... said , he knew one friend , who was an honeft man and a fenfible man , who told him he had seen a ghoft , old Mr. Edward Cave , the printer at St. John's Gate . He faid , Mr. Cave did not like to talk of it , and feemed to be in great ...
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Ætat againſt anſwer aſked Atat authour becauſe BENNET LANGTON beſt cafe cauſe confequence confider confiderable converfation DEAR SIR defire dined Engliſh eſtabliſhed Etat expreffed faid fame feemed feen fend fent fhall fhewed fhould firft firſt fome fomething fometimes foon ftate ftill fubject fuch fuppofe fure Garrick gentleman GOLDSMITH happineſs Hebrides himſelf hiſtory honour houfe houſe humble fervant inftance JAMES BOSWELL JOHNSON juſt lady laft Langton laſt leaſt lefs letter Lichfield London Lord Hailes Lord Monboddo mentioned mind moft moſt muft muſt myſelf neceffary never obferved occafion paffage paffed perfon pleafing pleaſed pleaſure prefent preferved publick publiſhed puniſhment queſtion reaſon refpect ſaid SAMUEL JOHNSON ſay Scotland ſee ſeems ſeen ſeveral ſhall ſhe ſmall ſome ſpeak ſtate talked tell themſelves theſe thing thofe thoſe thought Thrale tion told univerfally uſed vifit whofe wiſh write yourſelf