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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... he had been treated so himself , he said , till he absolutely loathed his father's caresses , because he knew they were sure ( 1 ) [ See antè , Vol . i . p . 312. ] to precede some unpleasing display of his early abili- ties 2 JOHNSONIANA .
... he had been treated so himself , he said , till he absolutely loathed his father's caresses , because he knew they were sure ( 1 ) [ See antè , Vol . i . p . 312. ] to precede some unpleasing display of his early abili- ties 2 JOHNSONIANA .
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... knew better than Johnson in how many nameless and numberless actions behaviour con- sists : actions which can scarcely be reduced to rule , and which come under no description . Of these he retained so many very strange ones , that I ...
... knew better than Johnson in how many nameless and numberless actions behaviour con- sists : actions which can scarcely be reduced to rule , and which come under no description . Of these he retained so many very strange ones , that I ...
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... knew what they called a puppy's mother ? " We were talking of a young fellow who used to come often to the house ; he was about fifteen years old , or less , if I remember right , and had a manner at once sullen and sheepish . " That ...
... knew what they called a puppy's mother ? " We were talking of a young fellow who used to come often to the house ; he was about fifteen years old , or less , if I remember right , and had a manner at once sullen and sheepish . " That ...
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... knew he would communicate the convers- ation while it was yet impressed upon his mind . The event was what she wished ; and it was to that method chiefly that he owed his uncommon felicity of re- membering distant occurrences , and long ...
... knew he would communicate the convers- ation while it was yet impressed upon his mind . The event was what she wished ; and it was to that method chiefly that he owed his uncommon felicity of re- membering distant occurrences , and long ...
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... knew that I kept a commonplace book ; and he one day said to me good - humouredly , that he would give me something to write in my repository . " I warrant , " ( 1 ) [ This is evidently an allusion to Boswell . ] said he , " there is a ...
... knew that I kept a commonplace book ; and he one day said to me good - humouredly , that he would give me something to write in my repository . " I warrant , " ( 1 ) [ This is evidently an allusion to Boswell . ] said he , " there is a ...
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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