Boswell's Life of JohnsonG. Routledge and Sons, 1856 - 298 pages |
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Page 5
... Thrale should take place , of which he had entertained some doubt , on account of the loss they had suffered ; and ... Thrale's family , though it no doubt contributed much to his comfort and enjoy- ment , was not without some degree of ...
... Thrale should take place , of which he had entertained some doubt , on account of the loss they had suffered ; and ... Thrale's family , though it no doubt contributed much to his comfort and enjoy- ment , was not without some degree of ...
Page 11
... Thrale called upon him , and appeared to bear the loss of his son with a manly composure . There was no affectation about him ; and he talked , as usual , upon indifferent subjects . He seemed to me to hesitate as to the intended ...
... Thrale called upon him , and appeared to bear the loss of his son with a manly composure . There was no affectation about him ; and he talked , as usual , upon indifferent subjects . He seemed to me to hesitate as to the intended ...
Page 12
... Thrale is to go by my advice , to Mr. Jackson ' ( the all - knowing ) , and get from him a plan for seeing the most that can be seen in the time that we have to travel . We must , to be sure , see Rome , Naples , Florence , and Venice ...
... Thrale is to go by my advice , to Mr. Jackson ' ( the all - knowing ) , and get from him a plan for seeing the most that can be seen in the time that we have to travel . We must , to be sure , see Rome , Naples , Florence , and Venice ...
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... Thrale and I sat with him . Francis announced that a large packet was brought to him from the post - office , said to have come from Lisbon , and it was charged 77. 10s . He would not receive it , supposing it to be some trick , nor did ...
... Thrale and I sat with him . Francis announced that a large packet was brought to him from the post - office , said to have come from Lisbon , and it was charged 77. 10s . He would not receive it , supposing it to be some trick , nor did ...
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... Thrale said he had come with intention to go to church with us . We went at seven to evening prayers at St. Clement's church , after having drunk coffee ; an indulgence , which I understood Johnson yielded to on this occasion , in ...
... Thrale said he had come with intention to go to church with us . We went at seven to evening prayers at St. Clement's church , after having drunk coffee ; an indulgence , which I understood Johnson yielded to on this occasion , in ...
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