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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... it . When I have said , that he was more a man of genius than of learning , I mean not to take from the one part of his character that IX . which I willingly give to the other . The erudition ANECDOTES AND SAYINGS OF JOHNSON: BY MRS PIOZZI.
... it . When I have said , that he was more a man of genius than of learning , I mean not to take from the one part of his character that IX . which I willingly give to the other . The erudition ANECDOTES AND SAYINGS OF JOHNSON: BY MRS PIOZZI.
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... characters the greatest which have most learning driven into their heads , any more than I can persuade myself to consider the river Jenisca as superior to the Nile , because the first receives near seventy tributary streams in the ...
... characters the greatest which have most learning driven into their heads , any more than I can persuade myself to consider the river Jenisca as superior to the Nile , because the first receives near seventy tributary streams in the ...
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... character of Sober , in the Idler , was by himself intended as his own portrait ; and that he had his own outset into life in his eye , when he wrote the eastern story of Gelaleddin . 16. Giving away Literary Productions . Dr. Johnson ...
... character of Sober , in the Idler , was by himself intended as his own portrait ; and that he had his own outset into life in his eye , when he wrote the eastern story of Gelaleddin . 16. Giving away Literary Productions . Dr. Johnson ...
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... character as an author , on the contrary , " says Mr. Johnson , the greatness of Dryden's reputation is now the only prin- ciple of vitality which keeps the duke of Buckingham's play from putrefaction . " ( 1 ) 66 66 It was not very ...
... character as an author , on the contrary , " says Mr. Johnson , the greatness of Dryden's reputation is now the only prin- ciple of vitality which keeps the duke of Buckingham's play from putrefaction . " ( 1 ) 66 66 It was not very ...
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... character of a statesman , and expatiating on the skill required to direct the different currents , re- concile the jarring interests , & c . : — " Thus , ” replies he , a mill is a complicated piece of mechanism enough , but the water ...
... character of a statesman , and expatiating on the skill required to direct the different currents , re- concile the jarring interests , & c . : — " Thus , ” replies he , a mill is a complicated piece of mechanism enough , but the water ...
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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