Boswell's Life of Johnson: With an Introd. by Chauncey Brewster TinkerOxford University Press, 1934 - 704 pages |
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Page 251
... less talked of than Pope , and Homer is less talked of than Virgil ; but they are not less admired . We must read what the world reads at the moment . It has been maintained that this superfotation , this teeming of the press in modern ...
... less talked of than Pope , and Homer is less talked of than Virgil ; but they are not less admired . We must read what the world reads at the moment . It has been maintained that this superfotation , this teeming of the press in modern ...
Page 496
... less , nor slept less . ' JOHNSON . ' My dear friend , clear your mind of cant . You may talk as other people do : you may say to a man , " Sir , I am your most humble servant . " You are not his most humble servant . You may say ...
... less , nor slept less . ' JOHNSON . ' My dear friend , clear your mind of cant . You may talk as other people do : you may say to a man , " Sir , I am your most humble servant . " You are not his most humble servant . You may say ...
Page 607
... less oppressive . Poor Ramsay ! On which side soever I turn , mortality presents its formidable frown . I left three old friends at Lichfield when I was last there , and now found them all dead . I no sooner lose sight of dear Allen ...
... less oppressive . Poor Ramsay ! On which side soever I turn , mortality presents its formidable frown . I left three old friends at Lichfield when I was last there , and now found them all dead . I no sooner lose sight of dear Allen ...
Contents
INTRODUCTION BY CHAUNCEY BREWSTER TINKER | 1 |
LIFE OF SAMUEL JOHNSON SEPT 18 1709 | 17 |
INDEX 657704 | 657 |
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