The Life of Samuel Johnson ...: Together with a Journal of a Tour to the Hebrides, Том 2Sonnenschein, 1910 |
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... and that upon this being men- tioned to Mr. Fitzherbert , he observed , " It is not every man that can carry a bon mot . " 2 Vol . I. , page 241 . Cor . et Ad . - Line 3 : For " May " read " April . " Ibid . - Line 7 : After " circle ...
... and that upon this being men- tioned to Mr. Fitzherbert , he observed , " It is not every man that can carry a bon mot . " 2 Vol . I. , page 241 . Cor . et Ad . - Line 3 : For " May " read " April . " Ibid . - Line 7 : After " circle ...
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... and combated the idle superficial notion , that knowledge enough may be acquired in conversation . " The foundation ... et Ad . - After line 2 , read , → " TO BENNET LANGTON , ESQ . " DEAR SIR , -I have enquired more minutely about the ...
... and combated the idle superficial notion , that knowledge enough may be acquired in conversation . " The foundation ... et Ad . - After line 2 , read , → " TO BENNET LANGTON , ESQ . " DEAR SIR , -I have enquired more minutely about the ...
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... et Ad . - Line 31 : After " severe , " read , " The audience being much affected 1 The subject was a favourite one with Boswell , and it is known that he had made collections for the purpose of pub- lishing a quarto volume on " The ...
... et Ad . - Line 31 : After " severe , " read , " The audience being much affected 1 The subject was a favourite one with Boswell , and it is known that he had made collections for the purpose of pub- lishing a quarto volume on " The ...
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... and was attended by honest Francis with a most civil assiduity . I asked him whether I might go to a consultation with another lawyer upon Sunday , as Cor . et Ad . - Line 16 : On 1746 put the following note : - " My very honourable ...
... and was attended by honest Francis with a most civil assiduity . I asked him whether I might go to a consultation with another lawyer upon Sunday , as Cor . et Ad . - Line 16 : On 1746 put the following note : - " My very honourable ...
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... et Ad . - After line 8 , read- " May 21 , 1775. " Johnson and I return to London ; and I go with Mr. Beauclerk to see his elegant villa and library ( worth 3000l . ) at Mus- well Hill , near Highgate , and return and dine with him . I ...
... et Ad . - After line 8 , read- " May 21 , 1775. " Johnson and I return to London ; and I go with Mr. Beauclerk to see his elegant villa and library ( worth 3000l . ) at Mus- well Hill , near Highgate , and return and dine with him . I ...
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Страница 274 - His nature is too noble for the world : He would not flatter Neptune for his trident, Or Jove for his power to thunder. His heart's his mouth : What his breast forges, that his tongue must vent ; And, being angry, does forget that ever He heard the name of death.
Страница 219 - We were now treading that illustrious island, which was once the luminary of the Caledonian regions, whence savage clans and roving barbarians derived the benefits of knowledge, and the blessings of religion. To abstract the mind from all local emotion would be impossible if it were endeavoured, and would be foolish if it were possible.
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Страница 472 - Why,' said Johnson, smiling, and rolling himself about — ' that is, because, dearest, you're a dunce.' When she some time afterwards mentioned this to him, he said with equal truth and politeness, 'Madam, if I had thought so, I certainly should not have said it.
Страница 83 - Whoe'er has travell'd life's dull round, Where'er his stages may have been, May sigh to think he still has found The warmest welcome at an inn.
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Страница 83 - There is no private house (said he), in which people can enjoy themselves so well, as at a capital tavern. Let there be ever so great plenty of good things, ever [so much grandeur, ever so much elegance, ever so much desire that every...