The Life of Samuel Johnson, LL.D.J. Murray, 1831 - Hebrides (Scotland) |
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Page 47
... JOHNSON . " Why , I own that by my definition of oats I meant to vex them . " Bos- WELL . " Pray , sir , can you trace the cause of your antipathy to the Scotch ? " JOHNSON . " I cannot , sir 3 " BOSWELL . " Old Mr. Sheridan says it was ...
... JOHNSON . " Why , I own that by my definition of oats I meant to vex them . " Bos- WELL . " Pray , sir , can you trace the cause of your antipathy to the Scotch ? " JOHNSON . " I cannot , sir 3 " BOSWELL . " Old Mr. Sheridan says it was ...
Page 49
... Johnson saw company on Saturday evenings , and he would meet me at Johnson's that night . When I mentioned this to Johnson , not doubting that it would please him , as he had a great value for Oglethorpe , the fretful- ness of his ...
... Johnson saw company on Saturday evenings , and he would meet me at Johnson's that night . When I mentioned this to Johnson , not doubting that it would please him , as he had a great value for Oglethorpe , the fretful- ness of his ...
Page 55
... Johnson , " when the judgment is so disturbed that a man cannot count , that is pretty well . " I shall here insert a few of Johnson's sayings , with- out the formality of dates , as they have no reference to any particular time or ...
... Johnson , " when the judgment is so disturbed that a man cannot count , that is pretty well . " I shall here insert a few of Johnson's sayings , with- out the formality of dates , as they have no reference to any particular time or ...
Page 63
... Johnson's eyes by using big words , spoke in a manner that was utterly unintelligible to the boy ; Dr. Johnson perceiving it , addressed him- self to the boy , and changed the pompous phraseology into colloquial language . Sir Joshua ...
... Johnson's eyes by using big words , spoke in a manner that was utterly unintelligible to the boy ; Dr. Johnson perceiving it , addressed him- self to the boy , and changed the pompous phraseology into colloquial language . Sir Joshua ...
Page 70
... Johnson a day or two at Wycombe , when its lord was absent , and by him I have been favoured with two anecdotes . One is not a little to the credit of Johnson's can- dour . Mr. Morgann and he had a dispute pretty late at night , in ...
... Johnson a day or two at Wycombe , when its lord was absent , and by him I have been favoured with two anecdotes . One is not a little to the credit of Johnson's can- dour . Mr. Morgann and he had a dispute pretty late at night , in ...
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