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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Page 76
... in his comedy . " She stoops to conquer , " and a very pretty one , to an Irish tunes , which he had defigned for Mifs Hard- 3 The humours of Ballamagairy . castle ; caftle ; but as Mrs. Bulkeley , who played the 76 THE LIFE OF.
... in his comedy . " She stoops to conquer , " and a very pretty one , to an Irish tunes , which he had defigned for Mifs Hard- 3 The humours of Ballamagairy . castle ; caftle ; but as Mrs. Bulkeley , who played the 76 THE LIFE OF.
Page 93
... She stoops to con- quer , " being mentioned ; JOHNSON . " I know of no comedy for many years that has fo much exhila- rated an audience , that has answered fo much the great end of comedy - making an audience merry . " Goldsmith having ...
... She stoops to con- quer , " being mentioned ; JOHNSON . " I know of no comedy for many years that has fo much exhila- rated an audience , that has answered fo much the great end of comedy - making an audience merry . " Goldsmith having ...
Page 108
... she was in the prime of life , with qualities to produce happiness ; that thefe ought not to be loft ; and , that the gentleman on whofe account fhe was di- vorced had gained her heart while thus unhappily fituated . Seduced , perhaps ...
... she was in the prime of life , with qualities to produce happiness ; that thefe ought not to be loft ; and , that the gentleman on whofe account fhe was di- vorced had gained her heart while thus unhappily fituated . Seduced , perhaps ...
Page 111
... she is preffed to lay , and must there- fore make her neft quickly , and confequently it will be flight . GOLDSMITH . " The nidification of birds is what is leaft known in natural hiftory , though one of the most curious things in it ...
... she is preffed to lay , and must there- fore make her neft quickly , and confequently it will be flight . GOLDSMITH . " The nidification of birds is what is leaft known in natural hiftory , though one of the most curious things in it ...
Page 133
... she had not that high admiration of him which was felt by most of thofe who knew him ; and what was very natural to a female mind , she thought he had too much influence over her hufband . She once in a little warmth , made , with more ...
... she had not that high admiration of him which was felt by most of thofe who knew him ; and what was very natural to a female mind , she thought he had too much influence over her hufband . She once in a little warmth , made , with more ...
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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