The Life of Samuel Johnson, LL. D.: Together with a Journal of a Tour to the Hebrides, Volume 3G. Allen & Unwin, 1924 |
From inside the book
Results 1-5 of 78
Page 5
... instance of his enduring with great gentleness to hear one of his most striking particularities pointed out : -Miss Hunter , a niece of his friend Christopher Smart , when a very young girl , struck by his extra- ordinary motions , said ...
... instance of his enduring with great gentleness to hear one of his most striking particularities pointed out : -Miss Hunter , a niece of his friend Christopher Smart , when a very young girl , struck by his extra- ordinary motions , said ...
Page 6
... instance of this was witnessed by Sir Joshua Reynolds , when they were present at an examination of a little blackguard boy , by Mr. Saunders Welch , the late Westminster Justice . Welch , who imagined that he was exalting himself in Dr ...
... instance of this was witnessed by Sir Joshua Reynolds , when they were present at an examination of a little blackguard boy , by Mr. Saunders Welch , the late Westminster Justice . Welch , who imagined that he was exalting himself in Dr ...
Page 8
... instance , it has been a fashion to wear scarlet breeches ; these men would tell you , that according to causes and effects , no other wear could at that time have been chosen . ' He , however , said of him at another time to the same ...
... instance , it has been a fashion to wear scarlet breeches ; these men would tell you , that according to causes and effects , no other wear could at that time have been chosen . ' He , however , said of him at another time to the same ...
Page 16
... instances are very rare . When I maintain that language must have come by inspi- ration , I do not mean that inspiration is required for rhetorick , and all the beauties of language ; for when once man has language , we can conceive ...
... instances are very rare . When I maintain that language must have come by inspi- ration , I do not mean that inspiration is required for rhetorick , and all the beauties of language ; for when once man has language , we can conceive ...
Page 19
... instance , ' From him that would borrow of thee , turn thou not away . ' Let a man whose credit is bad come to a Quaker , and say , ' Well , Sir , lend me a hundred pounds ; ' he'll find him as unwilling as any other man . No , Sir , a ...
... instance , ' From him that would borrow of thee , turn thou not away . ' Let a man whose credit is bad come to a Quaker , and say , ' Well , Sir , lend me a hundred pounds ; ' he'll find him as unwilling as any other man . No , Sir , a ...
Contents
384 | |
387 | |
391 | |
400 | |
410 | |
416 | |
420 | |
426 | |
112 | |
127 | |
157 | |
188 | |
203 | |
213 | |
226 | |
227 | |
241 | |
245 | |
258 | |
264 | |
287 | |
336 | |
360 | |
364 | |
365 | |
372 | |
382 | |
383 | |
438 | |
446 | |
450 | |
453 | |
454 | |
456 | |
463 | |
467 | |
469 | |
473 | |
475 | |
504 | |
505 | |
510 | |
511 | |
513 | |
518 | |
519 | |
521 | |
Other editions - View all
Common terms and phrases
acknowl Ad.-Line afterwards altered appeared asked authour believe Boswell breakfast Brocklesby called character conversation dined dinner Duke Edinburgh edition England English entertained Erse father favour Flora Macdonald gave gentleman Gentleman's Magazine give heard Hebrides Highland honour hope Ibid.-Line Inchkenneth Inveraray island JAMES BOSWELL Johnson kind Kingsburgh knew lady Laird land Langton learning letter Lichfield lived Lochbuy London Lord Lord Monboddo Lordship M'Lean M'Leod M'Queen Macdonald Malcolm manner mentioned mind Monboddo morning Mull never night obliged observed once opinion pleased Portree prayer publick Rasay recollect remarkable Reverend Samuel Johnson Scotland Second Edition.-Line seemed servant shew Sir Allan Sir John Sir John Hawkins Sir Joshua Reynolds spirit suppose Talisker talked tell thing thought Thrale tion Tobermorie told took walked wish write wrote young