The Life of Samuel Johnson, LL. D.: Together with A Journal of a Tour to the Hebrides, Volume 9Swan Sonnenschein, Lowrey, 1888 |
From inside the book
Results 1-5 of 17
Page 28
... desired to hear of the Punic war while he lived : such conversation was lost time , " he said , " and carried one away from common life , leaving no ideas behind which could serve living wight as warning or direction . How I should act ...
... desired to hear of the Punic war while he lived : such conversation was lost time , " he said , " and carried one away from common life , leaving no ideas behind which could serve living wight as warning or direction . How I should act ...
Page 51
... desired the praise of neat- ness in her dress and furniture , as many ladies do , till they become troublesome to their best friends , slaves to their own besoms , and only sigh for the nour of sweep- ing their husbands out of the house ...
... desired the praise of neat- ness in her dress and furniture , as many ladies do , till they become troublesome to their best friends , slaves to their own besoms , and only sigh for the nour of sweep- ing their husbands out of the house ...
Page 86
... desired others to adore her , yet being aware per- haps that she was not what the French call pétrie des graces , and thinking , I suppose , that the old maxim , of beginning to laugh at yourself first where you have any thing ...
... desired others to adore her , yet being aware per- haps that she was not what the French call pétrie des graces , and thinking , I suppose , that the old maxim , of beginning to laugh at yourself first where you have any thing ...
Page 163
... desired Mr. Strahan to say the Lord's Prayer , which he did , all of us joining . John- son , after it , uttered , extempore , a few pious ejacu- lations . After he 9th . I saw him in the evening , and found him dictating to Mr. Strahan ...
... desired Mr. Strahan to say the Lord's Prayer , which he did , all of us joining . John- son , after it , uttered , extempore , a few pious ejacu- lations . After he 9th . I saw him in the evening , and found him dictating to Mr. Strahan ...
Page 164
... desired Mr. Langton to put into my hands money to the amount of upwards of 100l . with a direc- tion to keep it till called for . 66 and that , in scarce any instance , they are to be preferred to those who are allied to the testator ...
... desired Mr. Langton to put into my hands money to the amount of upwards of 100l . with a direc- tion to keep it till called for . 66 and that , in scarce any instance , they are to be preferred to those who are allied to the testator ...
Contents
3 | |
10 | |
11 | |
14 | |
19 | |
26 | |
27 | |
30 | |
130 | |
131 | |
132 | |
136 | |
137 | |
139 | |
141 | |
151 | |
37 | |
41 | |
43 | |
45 | |
47 | |
49 | |
54 | |
55 | |
60 | |
63 | |
66 | |
68 | |
71 | |
72 | |
78 | |
81 | |
83 | |
89 | |
95 | |
98 | |
101 | |
104 | |
115 | |
116 | |
117 | |
118 | |
122 | |
129 | |
164 | |
169 | |
177 | |
192 | |
197 | |
204 | |
207 | |
212 | |
218 | |
222 | |
223 | |
231 | |
245 | |
250 | |
252 | |
253 | |
255 | |
258 | |
273 | |
276 | |
283 | |
289 | |
304 | |
311 | |
318 | |
325 | |
327 | |
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