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Page 40
Dr . Johnson , at his desire , read aloud some of Chatterton ' s fabricated verses ,
while Catcot stood at the back of his chair , moving himself like a pendulum , and
beating time with his feet , and now and then looking into Dr . Johnson ' s face ...
Dr . Johnson , at his desire , read aloud some of Chatterton ' s fabricated verses ,
while Catcot stood at the back of his chair , moving himself like a pendulum , and
beating time with his feet , and now and then looking into Dr . Johnson ' s face ...
Page 53
My desire of being acquainted with celebrated men of every description , bad
made me , much about the same time , obtain an introduction to Dr . Samuel
Johnson and to John Wilkes , esq . Two men more different could , perhaps , not
be ...
My desire of being acquainted with celebrated men of every description , bad
made me , much about the same time , obtain an introduction to Dr . Samuel
Johnson and to John Wilkes , esq . Two men more different could , perhaps , not
be ...
Page 56
Madam , ” said I , “ his respect for you is such , that I know he will not leave you ,
unless you absoTutely desire it . But as you have so much of his company , I
hope you will be good enough to forego it for a day ; as Mr . Dilly is a very worthy
man ...
Madam , ” said I , “ his respect for you is such , that I know he will not leave you ,
unless you absoTutely desire it . But as you have so much of his company , I
hope you will be good enough to forego it for a day ; as Mr . Dilly is a very worthy
man ...
Page 73
... what I could not help thinking strangely unreasonable in bim who had suffered
so much from it himself , — a good deal of severity and reproof , as if it were
owing to my own fault , or that I was , perhaps , affecting it from a desire of
distinction .
... what I could not help thinking strangely unreasonable in bim who had suffered
so much from it himself , — a good deal of severity and reproof , as if it were
owing to my own fault , or that I was , perhaps , affecting it from a desire of
distinction .
Page 79
Desire her not to transmit her malevolence to the young people . Let me have
Alexander , and Veronica , and Euphemia for my friends . “ Mrs . Williams , whom
you may reckon as one of your well - wishers , is in a feeble and languishing
state ...
Desire her not to transmit her malevolence to the young people . Let me have
Alexander , and Veronica , and Euphemia for my friends . “ Mrs . Williams , whom
you may reckon as one of your well - wishers , is in a feeble and languishing
state ...
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| Title | The Life of Samuel Johnson, LL.D. Oxford English classics Volume 3 of The Life of Samuel Johnson, LL.D, James Boswell |
| Author | James Boswell |
| Publisher | Talboys & Wheeler, 1826 |
| Original from | Lyon Public Library |
| Digitized | 21 Sep 2010 |
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