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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... Writing , " 20 . Newspaper Abuse , 66 . Nice People , 99 . Nicknames , 85 . Night , 19 . " Nil Admirari , " 118 . Number , 27 . Numeration , 27 . " Edipus , " 236 . Officers , 55 . Old Age , 91. 212 . Old English Divines , 187 . 247 ...
... Writing , " 20 . Newspaper Abuse , 66 . Nice People , 99 . Nicknames , 85 . Night , 19 . " Nil Admirari , " 118 . Number , 27 . Numeration , 27 . " Edipus , " 236 . Officers , 55 . Old Age , 91. 212 . Old English Divines , 187 . 247 ...
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... Writing , 309 . Sunday , 221 . Superfluous Cunning , 98 . Superfluous Ingenuity , 85 . Suspicion , 148 . Sympathy , 209 . Taciturnity , 122 . Talents , 70 . Talk of the Sick , 123 . Talking one's best , 207 . Taylor , Jeremy , 141 . Tea ...
... Writing , 309 . Sunday , 221 . Superfluous Cunning , 98 . Superfluous Ingenuity , 85 . Suspicion , 148 . Sympathy , 209 . Taciturnity , 122 . Talents , 70 . Talk of the Sick , 123 . Talking one's best , 207 . Taylor , Jeremy , 141 . Tea ...
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... written by Dr. Trapp , " Our royal master saw , with heedful eyes , The wants of his two universities : Troops he to Oxford sent , as knowing why That learned body wanted loyalty : But books to Cambridge gave , as , well discerning ...
... written by Dr. Trapp , " Our royal master saw , with heedful eyes , The wants of his two universities : Troops he to Oxford sent , as knowing why That learned body wanted loyalty : But books to Cambridge gave , as , well discerning ...
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... written by him in defence of his party are vigorous and elegant . Says Garrick to him one day , " Why did not you make me a Tory , when we lived so much together ; you love to make people Tories ? " " Why , " says Johnson , pulling a ...
... written by him in defence of his party are vigorous and elegant . Says Garrick to him one day , " Why did not you make me a Tory , when we lived so much together ; you love to make people Tories ? " " Why , " says Johnson , pulling a ...
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... written by running up and down : but he really did not consider it as a great performance ; and used to say , " that he might have done it easily in two years , had not his health received several shocks during the time . " When Mr ...
... written by running up and down : but he really did not consider it as a great performance ; and used to say , " that he might have done it easily in two years , had not his health received several shocks during the time . " When Mr ...
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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