The Life of Samuel Johnson, LL.D.: Comprehending an Account of His Studies and Numerous Works, in Chronological Order; a Series of His Epistolary Correspondence and Conversations with Many Eminent Persons; and Various Original Pieces of His Composition Never Before Published: the Whole Exhibiting a View of Literature and Literary Men in Great-Britain, for Near Half a Century During which He Flourished, Volume 3National ilustrated library, 1859 |
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Page 43
... pleased ; and it is very difficult to please a man against his will . I went on eating my dinner pretty sullenly , affecting not to mind him ; but the dog was so very comical , that I was obliged to lay down my knife and fork throw ...
... pleased ; and it is very difficult to please a man against his will . I went on eating my dinner pretty sullenly , affecting not to mind him ; but the dog was so very comical , that I was obliged to lay down my knife and fork throw ...
Page 49
... pleased with Mr. Wilkes's company , and what an agreeable day he had passed . I talked a good deal to him of the celebrated Margaret Caroline Rudd , whom I had visited , induced by the fame of her talents , address , and irresistible ...
... pleased with Mr. Wilkes's company , and what an agreeable day he had passed . I talked a good deal to him of the celebrated Margaret Caroline Rudd , whom I had visited , induced by the fame of her talents , address , and irresistible ...
Page 53
... being in English , Johnson said , " The language of the country of which a learned man was a native , is not the language fit for his epitaph , which alter the Epitaph in any manner they pleased , as. AGE 67.1 53 BOSWELL'S LIFE OF JOHNSON .
... being in English , Johnson said , " The language of the country of which a learned man was a native , is not the language fit for his epitaph , which alter the Epitaph in any manner they pleased , as. AGE 67.1 53 BOSWELL'S LIFE OF JOHNSON .
Page 54
... pleased , as to the sense of it ; but he would never consent to disgrace the walls of Westminster Abbey with an English inscription . " I consider this Round Robin as a species of literary curiosity worth pre- serving , as it marks , in ...
... pleased , as to the sense of it ; but he would never consent to disgrace the walls of Westminster Abbey with an English inscription . " I consider this Round Robin as a species of literary curiosity worth pre- serving , as it marks , in ...
Page 57
... pleased to show him any little countenance , or pay him any small distinction . How much it is in your power to favour or to forward a young man I do not know ; nor do I know how much this candidate deserves favour by his personal merit ...
... pleased to show him any little countenance , or pay him any small distinction . How much it is in your power to favour or to forward a young man I do not know ; nor do I know how much this candidate deserves favour by his personal merit ...
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