Life of JohnsonOxford University Press, 1953 - 1491 páginas |
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... thing for a school - boy ; but is no treat for a man . " ' Speaking of Boetius , who was the favourite writer of the middle ages , he said it was very surprizing , that upon such a subject , and in such a situation , he should be magis ...
... thing for a school - boy ; but is no treat for a man . " ' Speaking of Boetius , who was the favourite writer of the middle ages , he said it was very surprizing , that upon such a subject , and in such a situation , he should be magis ...
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... thing and a wise thing . ' ' I have done a good thing , ( said 1 The General seemed unwilling to enter upon it at this time ; but upon a subsequent occasion he communicated to me a number of particulars , which I have committed to ...
... thing and a wise thing . ' ' I have done a good thing , ( said 1 The General seemed unwilling to enter upon it at this time ; but upon a subsequent occasion he communicated to me a number of particulars , which I have committed to ...
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... thing fine , it should be very fine ; ' I observed that all his thoughts were upon a great scale . JOHNSON . ' Depend upon it , Sir , every man will have as fine a thing as he can get ; as a large diamond for his ring . ' BoswELL ...
... thing fine , it should be very fine ; ' I observed that all his thoughts were upon a great scale . JOHNSON . ' Depend upon it , Sir , every man will have as fine a thing as he can get ; as a large diamond for his ring . ' BoswELL ...
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Part of a Review of Graingers Sugar Cane a Poem in the London | 16 |
Life of Samuel Johnson | 19 |
The False Alarm acknowl | 431 |
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acknowl acquaintance admiration 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