The Life of Samuel Johnson, LL.D.Talboys and Wheeler, 1826 |
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Page 55
... publick was fa- voured with nothing of Johnson's composition , either for himself or any of his friends . His Meditations too strongly * See the hard drawing of him in Churchill's Rosciad . prove that he suffered much both in body and ...
... publick was fa- voured with nothing of Johnson's composition , either for himself or any of his friends . His Meditations too strongly * See the hard drawing of him in Churchill's Rosciad . prove that he suffered much both in body and ...
Page 77
... publick stage ; who will entertain you at his house , for the very purpose of bringing you on a publick stage . Sir , he does not make fools of his company ; they whom he exposes are fools already : he only brings them into action ...
... publick stage ; who will entertain you at his house , for the very purpose of bringing you on a publick stage . Sir , he does not make fools of his company ; they whom he exposes are fools already : he only brings them into action ...
Page 82
... publick worship : they have no form of prayer in which they know they are to join . They go to hear a man pray , and are to judge whether they will join with him . " BOSWELL . " But , sir , their doctrine is the same with that of the ...
... publick worship : they have no form of prayer in which they know they are to join . They go to hear a man pray , and are to judge whether they will join with him . " BOSWELL . " But , sir , their doctrine is the same with that of the ...
Page 91
... publick of his former attacks upon government , and of his now being a pensioner , without allowing for the honourable terms upon which Johnson's pension was granted and accepted , or the change of system which the British court had ...
... publick of his former attacks upon government , and of his now being a pensioner , without allowing for the honourable terms upon which Johnson's pension was granted and accepted , or the change of system which the British court had ...
Page 92
... publick , I hope you will not think me unreasonably intrusive , if I have re- course to you for such information as you are more able to give me than any other man . " In support of an opinion which you have already placed above the ...
... publick , I hope you will not think me unreasonably intrusive , if I have re- course to you for such information as you are more able to give me than any other man . " In support of an opinion which you have already placed above the ...
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The Life of Samuel Johnson, LLD: Comprehending an Account of His Studies and ... James Boswell No preview available - 2015 |
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