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I complained that he had not mentioned Garrick in his Preface to Shakspeare ; and asked him if he did not admire him . JOHNson . ' Yes , as “ a poor player , who frets and struts his hour upon the stage ; " —as a shadow . ' Boswell .
I complained that he had not mentioned Garrick in his Preface to Shakspeare ; and asked him if he did not admire him . JOHNson . ' Yes , as “ a poor player , who frets and struts his hour upon the stage ; " —as a shadow . ' Boswell .
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peculiarities should be mentioned , because they mark his character . Johnson . ' Sir , there is no doubt as to peculiarities : the question is , whether a man's vices should be mentioned ; for instance , whether it should be mentioned ...
peculiarities should be mentioned , because they mark his character . Johnson . ' Sir , there is no doubt as to peculiarities : the question is , whether a man's vices should be mentioned ; for instance , whether it should be mentioned ...
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When we were in the Isle of Sky , Johnson had desired me not to mention his birth - day . He did not seem pleased at this time that I mentioned it , and said ( somewhat sternly , ) ' he would not have the lustre lighted the next day .
When we were in the Isle of Sky , Johnson had desired me not to mention his birth - day . He did not seem pleased at this time that I mentioned it , and said ( somewhat sternly , ) ' he would not have the lustre lighted the next day .
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acknowl acquaintance admiration Æneid afterwards appeared Ashbourne asked authour Beauclerk believe BENNET LANGTON bookseller Boswell Papers Boswell's character church compliments consider conversation dear Sir death Dictionary dined doubt edition eminent English favour Garrick gentleman Gentleman's Magazine give Goldsmith happy heard Hebrides honour hope house of Stuart humble servant JAMES BOSWELL John kind King labour lady Langton language learning letter Lichfield literary lived London Lord Lord Chesterfield Lord Monboddo Lucy Porter manner mentioned merit mind never obliged observed occasion once opinion Oxford perhaps pleased pleasure poem poet praise publick published reason recollect remarkable Reverend Samuel Johnson Scotland Shakspeare shew Sir John Hawkins Sir Joshua Reynolds suppose sure talked tell thing THOMAS WARTON thought Thrale tion told truth Warton wish write written wrote
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| Título | Life of Johnson Volumen204 de Oxford Paperbacks Volumen204 de Oxford Paperbacks: Literature Oxford standard authors |
| Autor | James Boswell |
| Edición | 3, reimpresa |
| Editor | Oxford University Press, 1953 |
| Procedencia del original | la Universidad Complutense de Madrid |
| Digitalizado | 30 Jul. 2014 |
| Largo | 1491 páginas |
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