Life of Johnson ...Harper, 1891 |
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... believe that in no language has a translation been published of the Life of Johnson . Johnson was indeed , as Bos- well often calls him , ' a trueborn Englishman ' - so English that for- eigners could neither understand him nor relish ...
... believe that in no language has a translation been published of the Life of Johnson . Johnson was indeed , as Bos- well often calls him , ' a trueborn Englishman ' - so English that for- eigners could neither understand him nor relish ...
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... believe Mr. Samuel Johnson will yisit Scotland this year : but I wish that every power of attraction may be employed to secure our having so valuable an acquisi- tion , and therefore I hope you will without delay write to me what I know ...
... believe Mr. Samuel Johnson will yisit Scotland this year : but I wish that every power of attraction may be employed to secure our having so valuable an acquisi- tion , and therefore I hope you will without delay write to me what I know ...
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... believe , more generally known than those of almost any man ; yet it may not be superfluous here to attempt a sketch of him . Let my readers then remember that he was a sincere and zealous christian , of high church of England and ...
... believe , more generally known than those of almost any man ; yet it may not be superfluous here to attempt a sketch of him . Let my readers then remember that he was a sincere and zealous christian , of high church of England and ...
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... believe no liberal - minded Scotsman will deny . He was indeed , if I may be allowed the phrase , at bottom much of a John Bull ' ; much of a blunt true born Englishman ' . There was a stratum of common clay under the rock of marble ...
... believe no liberal - minded Scotsman will deny . He was indeed , if I may be allowed the phrase , at bottom much of a John Bull ' ; much of a blunt true born Englishman ' . There was a stratum of common clay under the rock of marble ...
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... believe you will like . ' There was no catching him . JOHNSON . ' Why , Sir , what is commonly thought , I should take to be true . Your veal may be good ; but that will only be an exception to the general opinion ; not a proof against ...
... believe you will like . ' There was no catching him . JOHNSON . ' Why , Sir , what is commonly thought , I should take to be true . Your veal may be good ; but that will only be an exception to the general opinion ; not a proof against ...
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Aberdeen afterwards ancient Anec asked Auchinleck August August 15 August 21 boat Boswell Boswell's breakfast called castle chief church conversation Croker dinner Duke Dunvegan Earl Edinburgh England English entertained Erse father Flora Macdonald Fort Augustus Garrick gave gentleman heard Hebrides Highland honour Horace Walpole horse Hume Inchkenneth Inverness island isle James JAMES BOSWELL John Johnson journey King Kingsburgh knew Lady Laird land learning lived London looked Lord Lord Monboddo M'Lean M'Leod M'Queen Macdonald Macleod Malcolm mentioned miles mind Monboddo morning Mull never night observed Piozzi Letters pleased Portree Prince Charles publick Rasay Samuel Johnson says Scotland Sept SEPTEMBER servant shew Sir Alexander Sir Allan suppose Talisker talked tell thing thought Thrale tion told took walked Walter Scott wish writing wrote young