The Personal History of Samuel JohnsonLongman, 1971 - 364 pages |
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Page 92
... praise of them for the World . Had these compliments not come so late , Johnson would no doubt have accepted them with pleasure ; ' praise , in general , was pleasing to him , but by praise from a man of rank and elegant accomplishments ...
... praise of them for the World . Had these compliments not come so late , Johnson would no doubt have accepted them with pleasure ; ' praise , in general , was pleasing to him , but by praise from a man of rank and elegant accomplishments ...
Page 99
... praise of perfection , which if I could obtain in this gloom of solitude , what would it avail me ? I have protracted my work till most of those whom I wished to please have sunk into the grave . . . . I therefore dismiss it with frigid ...
... praise of perfection , which if I could obtain in this gloom of solitude , what would it avail me ? I have protracted my work till most of those whom I wished to please have sunk into the grave . . . . I therefore dismiss it with frigid ...
Page 105
... praise was welcome , ' he wrote to Burney , ' not only because I believe it was sincere , but because praise has been very scarce . A man of your candour will be surprised when I tell you , that among all my acquaintances there were ...
... praise was welcome , ' he wrote to Burney , ' not only because I believe it was sincere , but because praise has been very scarce . A man of your candour will be surprised when I tell you , that among all my acquaintances there were ...
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afterwards appeared asked Baretti Beauclerk Bennet Langton better bookseller Boswell Boswell's Brocklesby called Charles Burney church conversation daughter David Garrick dear death delighted Desmoulins diary dictionary dine dinner Doctor Dr Johnson drink exclaimed Fanny Burney father fellow Frank Barber Garrick gave gentleman give Goldsmith guinea hand heard Henry Thrale humour husband John Hawkins John Hoole Johnson replied Joshua Reynolds knew lady later laughing Levett Lichfield live London look Lord Lord Monboddo Lucy Porter Madam manner mind Miss Williams morning mother never night occasion once opinion Oxford Piozzi pleased pleasure poor praise Pray prayer Queeney remarked Reynolds Samuel Samuel Johnson Savage Scotland seemed soon Streatham sure talk tell Tetty things thought Thrale told took Topham Beauclerk walked wife Wilkes woman words write wrote young