The Life of Samuel Johnson, LL. D.: Including a Journal of His Tour to the Hebrides, Volume 3John W. Lovell Company, 1899 - Authors, English |
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Page 189
... soon got into conversation ; for it was very remarkable of Johnson , that the presence of a stranger had no restraint upon his talk . I observed that Garrick , who was about to quit the stage , would soon have an easier life . JOHNSON ...
... soon got into conversation ; for it was very remarkable of Johnson , that the presence of a stranger had no restraint upon his talk . I observed that Garrick , who was about to quit the stage , would soon have an easier life . JOHNSON ...
Page 251
... Soon after this day , he went to Bath with Mr. and Mrs. Thrale . I had never seen that beautiful city , and wished to take the oppor- tunity of visiting it while Johnson was there . Having written to him , I received the following ...
... Soon after this day , he went to Bath with Mr. and Mrs. Thrale . I had never seen that beautiful city , and wished to take the oppor- tunity of visiting it while Johnson was there . Having written to him , I received the following ...
Page 322
... soon forgets the loss of a wife or a friend . " JOHN- SON . Sir , we disapprove of him , not because he soon forgets his grief , for the sooner it is forgotten the better ; but because we sup- pose , that if he forgets his wife or his ...
... soon forgets the loss of a wife or a friend . " JOHN- SON . Sir , we disapprove of him , not because he soon forgets his grief , for the sooner it is forgotten the better ; but because we sup- pose , that if he forgets his wife or his ...
Contents
CHAPTER I | 11 |
Letters to Boswell c Religious Festivals and PilgrimagesDeath of GoldsmithGreek | 40 |
CHAPTER III | 69 |
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