The Life of Samuel Johnson, LL. D.: Including a Journal of a Tour to the Hebrides, Volume 2Harper, 1859 |
From inside the book
Results 1-5 of 100
Page 4
... hand in a bag , so unabled by the gout that she cannot dress herself . I go every day to Stowehill ; both the sisters 5 are now at home . I sent Mrs. Aston a Taxation 6 , " and sent it to nobody else , and Lucy borrow- ed it . Mrs ...
... hand in a bag , so unabled by the gout that she cannot dress herself . I go every day to Stowehill ; both the sisters 5 are now at home . I sent Mrs. Aston a Taxation 6 , " and sent it to nobody else , and Lucy borrow- ed it . Mrs ...
Page 8
... hand is recovered , and you are now able to write , which , how- ever , you need not do , for I am going to Brighthelmstone , and when I come back will take care to tell you . In the mean time take great care of your health , and drink ...
... hand is recovered , and you are now able to write , which , how- ever , you need not do , for I am going to Brighthelmstone , and when I come back will take care to tell you . In the mean time take great care of your health , and drink ...
Page 14
... hand as we . " Saturday , 21st October . - In the night I got round - We came home to Paris - I think we did not see the chapel - Tree bro- ken by the wind - The French chairs made all of boards painted 2 . " N. Soldiers at the court of ...
... hand as we . " Saturday , 21st October . - In the night I got round - We came home to Paris - I think we did not see the chapel - Tree bro- ken by the wind - The French chairs made all of boards painted 2 . " N. Soldiers at the court of ...
Page 15
... hand rubber , held down hard by a contrivance which I did not well understand - The powder which is used last seemed to me to be iron dis- solved in aquafortis ; they called it , as Bar- etti said , marc de l'eau forte , which he ...
... hand rubber , held down hard by a contrivance which I did not well understand - The powder which is used last seemed to me to be iron dis- solved in aquafortis ; they called it , as Bar- etti said , marc de l'eau forte , which he ...
Page 19
... hand , stupid , ignorant creatures . At Fontain- bleau I saw a horse - race - every thing was wrong ; the heaviest weight was put upon the weakest horse , and all the jockeys wore French have a clear air and a fruitful soil ; but their ...
... hand , stupid , ignorant creatures . At Fontain- bleau I saw a horse - race - every thing was wrong ; the heaviest weight was put upon the weakest horse , and all the jockeys wore French have a clear air and a fruitful soil ; but their ...
Other editions - View all
Common terms and phrases
acquaintance admiration afterwards Anec ante appears Ashbourne asked asthma authour believe BENNET LANGTON Bishop Boothby Boswell's Brocklesby Burke called character church conversation dear sir death Derbyshire dined dinner Editor entertained expressed favour Garrick gentleman Gentleman's Magazine give happy hear heard Hebrides honour hope humble servant JAMES BOSWELL John Johnson kind lady Langton late learned letter Lichfield live London Lord Lord Monboddo lordship LUCY PORTER madam Malone manner ment mentioned mind Miss Reynolds never night obliged observed occasion once opinion perhaps person Piozzi pleased pleasure Poets praise Pray prayer publick recollect SAMUEL JOHNSON Scotland seems Sir John Hawkins Sir Joshua Reynolds Streatham suppose sure talk tell thing thought Thrale tion Tissington told truth verses whig Wilkes wish words write written wrote