The Life of Samuel Johnson, LL.D.Talboys and Wheeler, 1826 |
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Page 54
... happy to see them both here . " " 6 Notwithstanding the high veneration which I entertained for Dr. Johnson , I was sensible that he was sometimes a little actuated by the spirit of contradiction , and by means of that I hoped I should ...
... happy to see them both here . " " 6 Notwithstanding the high veneration which I entertained for Dr. Johnson , I was sensible that he was sometimes a little actuated by the spirit of contradiction , and by means of that I hoped I should ...
Page 55
... happy if you would do him the honour to dine with him on Wednesday next along with me , as I must soon go to Scotland . " JOHNSON . " Sir , I am obliged to Mr. Dilly . I will wait upon him- " BOSWELL . " Provided , sir , I suppose ...
... happy if you would do him the honour to dine with him on Wednesday next along with me , as I must soon go to Scotland . " JOHNSON . " Sir , I am obliged to Mr. Dilly . I will wait upon him- " BOSWELL . " Provided , sir , I suppose ...
Page 71
... happy . Do not teach the young ones to dislike me , as you dislike me yourself ; but let me at least have Vero- nica's kindness , because she is my acquaintance . " Besides this Latin epitaph , Johnson honoured the memory of his friend ...
... happy . Do not teach the young ones to dislike me , as you dislike me yourself ; but let me at least have Vero- nica's kindness , because she is my acquaintance . " Besides this Latin epitaph , Johnson honoured the memory of his friend ...
Page 85
... happy by your approbation of his memorial for the black . 66 Macquarry was here in the winter , and we passed an evening together . The sale of his estate cannot be prevented . " Sir Allan Maclean's suit against the duke of Argyle , for ...
... happy by your approbation of his memorial for the black . 66 Macquarry was here in the winter , and we passed an evening together . The sale of his estate cannot be prevented . " Sir Allan Maclean's suit against the duke of Argyle , for ...
Page 93
... happy to feel that I am capable of being so much delighted with literature . But is not the charm of this publication chiefly owing to the magnum nomen in the front of it ? " What do you say of lord Chesterfield's Memoirs and last ...
... happy to feel that I am capable of being so much delighted with literature . But is not the charm of this publication chiefly owing to the magnum nomen in the front of it ? " What do you say of lord Chesterfield's Memoirs and last ...
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