The Life of Samuel Johnson, LL. D.: Together with A Journal of a Tour to the Hebrides, Volume 8Swan Sonnenschein, Lowrey, 1888 |
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Page 129
... common earnestness , that , however I might alter my mode of life , or whithersoever I might remove , I would endeavour to retain Levett about me : in the morning my servant brought me word that Levett was called to another state , a ...
... common earnestness , that , however I might alter my mode of life , or whithersoever I might remove , I would endeavour to retain Levett about me : in the morning my servant brought me word that Levett was called to another state , a ...
Page 146
... and talents , are still remembered . His laconic epi- taph in Kensington churchyard , dictated by himself , contains a new turn of that thought which must be common to all epitaphs , and ( 1 ) , and Thirlby . ( 2 146 1782 LIFE OF JOHNSON .
... and talents , are still remembered . His laconic epi- taph in Kensington churchyard , dictated by himself , contains a new turn of that thought which must be common to all epitaphs , and ( 1 ) , and Thirlby . ( 2 146 1782 LIFE OF JOHNSON .
Page 151
... common inquiries , he assumed his usual strong animated style of conver- sation . Seeing me now for the first time as a laird , or proprietor of land , he began thus : " Sir , the su- periority of a country gentleman over the people ...
... common inquiries , he assumed his usual strong animated style of conver- sation . Seeing me now for the first time as a laird , or proprietor of land , he began thus : " Sir , the su- periority of a country gentleman over the people ...
Page 174
... common conversation in all companies was such as to secure him universal attention , as something above the usual colloquial style was expected . Yet , though Johnson had this habit in company , when another mode was necessary , in ...
... common conversation in all companies was such as to secure him universal attention , as something above the usual colloquial style was expected . Yet , though Johnson had this habit in company , when another mode was necessary , in ...
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... common friend , Mr. Windham , of Norfolk , has been pleased to furnish me with an eminent in- stance . However unfavourable to Scotland , he uni formly gave liberal praise to George Buchanan , as a writer . In a conversation concerning ...
... common friend , Mr. Windham , of Norfolk , has been pleased to furnish me with an eminent in- stance . However unfavourable to Scotland , he uni formly gave liberal praise to George Buchanan , as a writer . In a conversation concerning ...
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