The Personal History of Samuel JohnsonLongman, 1971 - 364 pages |
From inside the book
Results 1-3 of 45
Page 87
... recorded in his diary . ' I repeated it again in the pew , in the garden before dinner , at home at night . I hope I did not sin . Fluunt lacrymae . I likewise ardently applied to her the prayer for the Church militant where the dead ...
... recorded in his diary . ' I repeated it again in the pew , in the garden before dinner , at home at night . I hope I did not sin . Fluunt lacrymae . I likewise ardently applied to her the prayer for the Church militant where the dead ...
Page 225
... recorded . ' I proposed Mrs Thrale should be our toast . He would not have her drunk in whisky , but rather " some insular lady " ; so we drank one of the ladies whom we had lately left . - He owned tonight that he got as good . a room ...
... recorded . ' I proposed Mrs Thrale should be our toast . He would not have her drunk in whisky , but rather " some insular lady " ; so we drank one of the ladies whom we had lately left . - He owned tonight that he got as good . a room ...
Page 324
... recorded by Benjamin Rush , an American doctor , who met them at the house of Sir Joshua Reynolds . ' Dr Goldsmith , ' Rush wrote , ' asked me several ques- tions relative to the manners and customs of the North American Indians . Dr ...
... recorded by Benjamin Rush , an American doctor , who met them at the house of Sir Joshua Reynolds . ' Dr Goldsmith , ' Rush wrote , ' asked me several ques- tions relative to the manners and customs of the North American Indians . Dr ...
Other editions - View all
Common terms and phrases
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