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... thought , like the Bible , Shakespeare's plays , and Pilgrim's Progress . The work is full of vivid descriptive touches and gains in dramatic vigor by the extensive use of direct dis- course . In addition to his literary skill , Boswell ...
... thought , like the Bible , Shakespeare's plays , and Pilgrim's Progress . The work is full of vivid descriptive touches and gains in dramatic vigor by the extensive use of direct dis- course . In addition to his literary skill , Boswell ...
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... thought ; by which mankind are enabled as it were to see him live , and to " live o'er each scene " with him , as he actually advanced through the several stages of his life . Had his other friends been as dili- gent and ardent as I was ...
... thought ; by which mankind are enabled as it were to see him live , and to " live o'er each scene " with him , as he actually advanced through the several stages of his life . Had his other friends been as dili- gent and ardent as I was ...
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... thought to raise me by comparing me to any one ; they never said , ' Johnson is as good a scholar as such a one ; but such a one is as good a scholar as Johnson . ' 999 Johnson , at the age of fifteen [ 1725 ] 24 THE BARNES ENGLISH TEXTS.
... thought to raise me by comparing me to any one ; they never said , ' Johnson is as good a scholar as such a one ; but such a one is as good a scholar as Johnson . ' 999 Johnson , at the age of fifteen [ 1725 ] 24 THE BARNES ENGLISH TEXTS.
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... thought idleness , and was scolded by his father for his want of steady application . He had no settled plan of life , nor looked forward at all , but merely lived from day to day . Yet he read a great deal in a desultory manner without ...
... thought idleness , and was scolded by his father for his want of steady application . He had no settled plan of life , nor looked forward at all , but merely lived from day to day . Yet he read a great deal in a desultory manner without ...
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... thoughts . The particular course of his reading while at Ox- ford , and during the time of vacation which he passed at home , cannot be traced . Enough has been said of his irregular mode of study . He told me , that from his earliest ...
... thoughts . The particular course of his reading while at Ox- ford , and during the time of vacation which he passed at home , cannot be traced . Enough has been said of his irregular mode of study . He told me , that from his earliest ...
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Page 55 - I have been lately informed by the proprietor of ' The World,' that two papers, in which my ' Dictionary ' is recommended to the public, were written by your lordship. To be so distinguished, is an honour, which, being very little accustomed to favours from the great, I know not well how to receive, or in what terms to acknowledge. " When, upon some slight encouragement, I first visited your lordship, I was overpowered, like the rest of mankind, by the enchantment of your...
Page 312 - Canst thou not minister to a mind diseas'd, Pluck from the memory a rooted sorrow, Raze out the written troubles of the brain, And with some sweet oblivious antidote Cleanse the stuff 'd bosom of that perilous stuff, Which weighs upon the heart ? Doct.
Page 136 - I understand he was reserved, and might appear dull in company; but surely he was not dull in poetry.
Page 180 - The first time I was in company with Foote was at Fitzherbert's. Having no good opinion of the fellow, I was resolved not to be pleased ; and it is very difficult to please a man against his will. I went on eating my dinner pretty sullenly, affecting not to mind him. But the dog was so very comical, that I was obliged to lay down my knife and fork, throw myself back upon my chair, and fairly laugh it out.
Page 196 - When Goldsmith was dying, Dr. Turton said to him, " Your pulse is in greater disorder than it should be, from the degree of fever which you have : is your mind at ease ?" Goldsmith answered it was not.
Page 76 - Johnson told me, that he went up thither without mentioning it to his servant, when he wanted to study, secure from interruption ; for he would not allow his servant to say he was not at home when he really was. ' A servant's strict regard for truth, (said he) must be weakened by such a practice.
Page 320 - OATS [a grain which in England is generally given to horses, but in Scotland supports the people].
Page 56 - ... should consider me as owing that to a Patron, which Providence has enabled me to do for myself. Having carried on my work thus far with so little obligation to any...
Page 154 - ... some degree of care and anxiety. The master of the house is anxious to entertain his guests ; the guests are anxious to be agreeable to him ; and no man, but a very impudent dog indeed, can as freely command what is in another man's house, as if it were his own. Whereas, at a tavern, there is a general freedom from anxiety. You are sure you are welcome ; and the more noise you make, the more trouble you give, the more good things you call for, the welcomer you are. No...
Page 123 - Sir, you surely will not rank his compilation of the Roman History with the works of other historians of this age ?