Life of Johnson ...Harper, 1891 |
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... gave us some hopes that you might , prevail with Mr. Johnson to make out that excursion to Scotland , with the expectation of which we have long flattered ourselves . If he could order matters so , as to pass some time in Edinburgh ...
... gave us some hopes that you might , prevail with Mr. Johnson to make out that excursion to Scotland , with the expectation of which we have long flattered ourselves . If he could order matters so , as to pass some time in Edinburgh ...
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... gave him an extraordinary advantage in arguing ; for he could reason close or wide , as he saw best for the moment . He could , when he chose it , be the greatest sophist that ever wielded a weapon in the schools of declamation ; but he ...
... gave him an extraordinary advantage in arguing ; for he could reason close or wide , as he saw best for the moment . He could , when he chose it , be the greatest sophist that ever wielded a weapon in the schools of declamation ; but he ...
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... gave a gloomy cast to his whole course of thinking : yet , though grave and awful in his deportment , when he thought it necessary or proper , he frequently in- dulged himself in pleasantry and sportive sallies . He was prone to ...
... gave a gloomy cast to his whole course of thinking : yet , though grave and awful in his deportment , when he thought it necessary or proper , he frequently in- dulged himself in pleasantry and sportive sallies . He was prone to ...
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... gave way to such habits , which proves that they were not involuntary . ' I still however think , that these gestures were involuntary ; for surely had not that been the case , he would have restrained them in the publick streets ...
... gave way to such habits , which proves that they were not involuntary . ' I still however think , that these gestures were involuntary ; for surely had not that been the case , he would have restrained them in the publick streets ...
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... gave the advantage to him who is in the right . ' We sat till near two in the morning , having chatted a good while after my wife left us . She had insisted , that to shew all respect to the Sage , she would give up her own bed ...
... gave the advantage to him who is in the right . ' We sat till near two in the morning , having chatted a good while after my wife left us . She had insisted , that to shew all respect to the Sage , she would give up her own bed ...
Términos y frases comunes
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