The Life of Samuel Johnson, LL. D.: Together with A Journal of a Tour to the Hebrides, Volume 9Swan Sonnenschein, Lowrey, 1888 |
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... appeared astonished . ( 1 ) For his pleasantry about the French Academy , see Vol . I , p . 215. C. - ( 2 ) [ See antè , Vol . VIII . p . 389.j VOL . IX . When he was gone home , says Johnson , " PIOZZI . 17 66 Forty-five," 216 French ...
... appeared astonished . ( 1 ) For his pleasantry about the French Academy , see Vol . I , p . 215. C. - ( 2 ) [ See antè , Vol . VIII . p . 389.j VOL . IX . When he was gone home , says Johnson , " PIOZZI . 17 66 Forty-five," 216 French ...
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... appearance , and his full - mouthed pronunciation of Latin , exposed him to some ridicule from a French Abbé . According to Mr. Ryding , John- son declared to the Prior , that , so much was he pleased with his reception by the ...
... appearance , and his full - mouthed pronunciation of Latin , exposed him to some ridicule from a French Abbé . According to Mr. Ryding , John- son declared to the Prior , that , so much was he pleased with his reception by the ...
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... appeared to him uniform enough ; all was done to fill up the time , upon his principle . I used to tell him , that it was like the clown's answer , in " As You Like It , " of " Oh Lord , Sir ! " for that it suited every occasion . One ...
... appeared to him uniform enough ; all was done to fill up the time , upon his principle . I used to tell him , that it was like the clown's answer , in " As You Like It , " of " Oh Lord , Sir ! " for that it suited every occasion . One ...
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... appeared displeased . 96. The Pathetic in Poetry . Of the pathetic in poetry he never liked to speak ; and the only passage I ever heard him applaud as par- ticularly tender in any common book , was Jane Shore's exclamation in the last ...
... appeared displeased . 96. The Pathetic in Poetry . Of the pathetic in poetry he never liked to speak ; and the only passage I ever heard him applaud as par- ticularly tender in any common book , was Jane Shore's exclamation in the last ...
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... appeared to think them of a race naturally inferior , and made few exceptions in favour of his own ; yet whenever disputes arose in his household among the many odd inhabitants of which it consisted , he always sided with Francis ...
... appeared to think them of a race naturally inferior , and made few exceptions in favour of his own ; yet whenever disputes arose in his household among the many odd inhabitants of which it consisted , he always sided with Francis ...
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Common terms and phrases
acquaintance ANECDOTES OF DR answer antè appeared asked believe better Bolt Court Boswell Brocklesby Burke Burney called character conversation David Garrick dear death delight desired dinner Doctor dress Edmund Burke expressed eyes favour favourite fear Frank Frank Barber Garrick gentleman give hand Hawkins hear heard honour Hoole hope human Jeremiah Markland kind knew lady Langton laugh learning Lichfield lived look Lord loved Lucy Porter Madam manner Markland mentioned mind morning Nathaniel Hodges nature never observed occasion once opinion pain Percy perhaps person pleased pleasure Poets praise recollect remember repeated replied Samuel Johnson Sastres says Johnson seemed Shakspeare Sir John Sir John Hawkins Sir Joshua Reynolds speak spoke story Strahan Streatham suppose sure talk tell thing thought Thrale tion told took verses virtue wish words write young