The life of Samuel Johnson, LL.D.: comprising a series of his epistolary correspondence and conversations with many eminent persons ...Routledge, 1867 - 526 pages |
From inside the book
Results 1-5 of 100
Page vi
... Conversation - Nightly Tea with Miss Williams - Boswell not yet admitted to this Privilege - Subsequent Interviews with Johnson , and Record of Conversations on these Occasions 101 - 115 CHAP . XIV . 1763-1765 - Johnson accompanies Bos ...
... Conversation - Nightly Tea with Miss Williams - Boswell not yet admitted to this Privilege - Subsequent Interviews with Johnson , and Record of Conversations on these Occasions 101 - 115 CHAP . XIV . 1763-1765 - Johnson accompanies Bos ...
Page viii
... Conversation respecting Johnson - Pope- Greece and Rome - State of Ancient Britain- Mr. Henry - Dr . Robertson - Embassy to the King of Siam - Allan Ramsay - Johnson's Rudeness to Boswell - Dr . Blair's Sermon - Addison - East In- dians ...
... Conversation respecting Johnson - Pope- Greece and Rome - State of Ancient Britain- Mr. Henry - Dr . Robertson - Embassy to the King of Siam - Allan Ramsay - Johnson's Rudeness to Boswell - Dr . Blair's Sermon - Addison - East In- dians ...
Page xv
... conversation , being convinced that this mode is more lively , and will make my readers better acquainted with him , than even most of those were who actually knew him , but could know him only partially ; whereas there is here an ...
... conversation , being convinced that this mode is more lively , and will make my readers better acquainted with him , than even most of those were who actually knew him , but could know him only partially ; whereas there is here an ...
Page xvi
... conversation , and how pass slightly over those performances and inci- happily it is adapted for the petty exercise of dents which produce vulgar greatness to lead the ridicule , by men of superficial understanding and thoughts into ...
... conversation , and how pass slightly over those performances and inci- happily it is adapted for the petty exercise of dents which produce vulgar greatness to lead the ridicule , by men of superficial understanding and thoughts into ...
Page 30
... conversation , such thoughts were sure to rush into his mind ; and , for this reason , any company , any employment whatever , he preferred to being alone . The great business of his life , he said , was to escape from himself ; this ...
... conversation , such thoughts were sure to rush into his mind ; and , for this reason , any company , any employment whatever , he preferred to being alone . The great business of his life , he said , was to escape from himself ; this ...
Other editions - View all
Common terms and phrases
acquaintance admiration affectionate afterwards appeared Ashbourne asked Beauclerk believe BENNET LANGTON Bishop bookseller character church compliments consider conversation David Garrick DEAR SIR death dined edition eminent English favour Garrick gentleman Gentleman's Magazine give Goldsmith happy hear heard Hebrides honour hope humble servant JAMES BOSWELL John Johnson Joseph Warton kind king lady Langton language late learned letter Lichfield literary lived London Lord Lord Chesterfield Lord Monboddo Lucy Porter Madam MALONE manner ment mentioned merit mind never obliged observed occasion once opinion Oxford perhaps pleased pleasure poem poet Pope praise published racter Rambler recollect remarkable Samuel Johnson Scotland Shakspeare Sir Joshua Reynolds Streatham suppose sure talked tell thing THOMAS WARTON thought Thrale tion told truth verses Warton Whig wish write written wrote