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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... pleasure each would re- ceive ; and that the fame caufes of diffention would not arise between them , as occur between husband and wife in a civilized ftate . JOHNSON . " Sir , they would have diffentions enough , though of an- other ...
... pleasure each would re- ceive ; and that the fame caufes of diffention would not arise between them , as occur between husband and wife in a civilized ftate . JOHNSON . " Sir , they would have diffentions enough , though of an- other ...
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... pleasure in feeing this place . JOHNSON . " But , Sir , there is half a guinea's worth of inferiority to other people in not having feen it . " BOSWELL . " I doubt , Sir , whether there are many happy people here . " JOHNSON . " Yes ...
... pleasure in feeing this place . JOHNSON . " But , Sir , there is half a guinea's worth of inferiority to other people in not having feen it . " BOSWELL . " I doubt , Sir , whether there are many happy people here . " JOHNSON . " Yes ...
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... pleasure of seeing all men free and independent . JOHNSON . I agree with Mr. Bofwell that there must be a high fatisfaction in being a feudal Lord ; but we are to confider , that we ought not to wish to have a number of men unhappy for ...
... pleasure of seeing all men free and independent . JOHNSON . I agree with Mr. Bofwell that there must be a high fatisfaction in being a feudal Lord ; but we are to confider , that we ought not to wish to have a number of men unhappy for ...
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... pleasure in the recollection . " Dum memor ipfe mei , dum fpiritus bos reget artus . " " I had still some thoughts , while the fummer lafted , of being obliged to go to London on fome little bufinefs ; otherwife I fhould certainly have ...
... pleasure in the recollection . " Dum memor ipfe mei , dum fpiritus bos reget artus . " " I had still some thoughts , while the fummer lafted , of being obliged to go to London on fome little bufinefs ; otherwife I fhould certainly have ...
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... pleasure in helping you to do honour to him . But his farewell letter to the Faculty of Advocates , when he re- figned the office of their Librarian , fhould have been in Latin , " I put a queftion to him upon a fact in common life ...
... pleasure in helping you to do honour to him . But his farewell letter to the Faculty of Advocates , when he re- figned the office of their Librarian , fhould have been in Latin , " I put a queftion to him upon a fact in common life ...
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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