The Life of Samuel Johnson, LL.D.: Including a Journal of a Tour to the Hebrides, Volume 1Harper & Brothers, 1856 |
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... soon after the conclusion of his Rambler , which that gentleman , then a youth2 , had read with so much admiration , that he came to Lon- don chiefly with a view of endeavouring to be introduced to its authour . By a fortu- nate chance ...
... soon after the conclusion of his Rambler , which that gentleman , then a youth2 , had read with so much admiration , that he came to Lon- don chiefly with a view of endeavouring to be introduced to its authour . By a fortu- nate chance ...
Page 188
... soon as possible . I sent him a guin- ea , and promised to come to him directly . I accordingly went as soon as I was dress- ed , and found that his landlady had arrest ed him for his rent , at which he was in a violent passion . I ...
... soon as possible . I sent him a guin- ea , and promised to come to him directly . I accordingly went as soon as I was dress- ed , and found that his landlady had arrest ed him for his rent , at which he was in a violent passion . I ...
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... soon shalt thou disdain ; Arise , for see , thy task to join , Approach the muses ' fav'ring train . How grateful to each muse the grave page , Where with sprightly themes are join'd ; And useful levities engage , And recreate the ...
... soon shalt thou disdain ; Arise , for see , thy task to join , Approach the muses ' fav'ring train . How grateful to each muse the grave page , Where with sprightly themes are join'd ; And useful levities engage , And recreate the ...
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acquaintance afterwards appears asked authour believe BENNET LANGTON Boswell Boswell's called Cave character church conversation dear sir Dictionary dined dinner doubt Earl edition English Erse father favour Garrick gentleman Gentleman's Magazine give Goldsmith happy Hawkins heard Hebrides Highland honour hope humble servant Inchkenneth JAMES BOSWELL Johnson kind king Kingsburgh lady Langton late learned letter Lichfield literary lived London Lord Lord Chesterfield Lord Monboddo LUCY PORTER M'Queen Macleod manner ment mentioned mind Miss never night obliged observed occasion opinion Oxford Pembroke College perhaps person Piozzi pleased pleasure poem probably publick published Rambler Rasay recollect Samuel Johnson Scotland seems Shakspeare Sir John Hawkins Sir Joshua Sir Joshua Reynolds suppose sure talked tell thing thought Thrale tion told truth verses Warton wish write written wrote