The Life of Samuel Johnson, LL. D.: Together with a Journal of a Tour to the Hebrides, Band 2G. Allen & Unwin, 1924 |
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... question whether any body can repeat it now ; which shews how improbable it is that much poetry should be preserved by tradition . " One of the company suggested an internal objection to the antiquity of the poetry said to be Ossian's ...
... question whether any body can repeat it now ; which shews how improbable it is that much poetry should be preserved by tradition . " One of the company suggested an internal objection to the antiquity of the poetry said to be Ossian's ...
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... questions , and it is extremely offensive . We defended it upon Boswell's eagerness to hear the Doctor speak . " " Boswell took up the defence of suicide for argument's sake , and the Doctor said that some cases were more excusable than ...
... questions , and it is extremely offensive . We defended it upon Boswell's eagerness to hear the Doctor speak . " " Boswell took up the defence of suicide for argument's sake , and the Doctor said that some cases were more excusable than ...
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... question of propriety , whether when a man knows that some of his intimate friends are invited to the house of another friend , with whom they are all equally intimate , he may join them without an invitation . JOHNSON . " No , Sir ; he ...
... question of propriety , whether when a man knows that some of his intimate friends are invited to the house of another friend , with whom they are all equally intimate , he may join them without an invitation . JOHNSON . " No , Sir ; he ...
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... question , whether it was pernicious in its effects , having been introduced ; -JOHNSON . " As to this matter , which has been very much contested , I myself am of opinion , that more influence has been ascribed to ' The Beggars Opera ...
... question , whether it was pernicious in its effects , having been introduced ; -JOHNSON . " As to this matter , which has been very much contested , I myself am of opinion , that more influence has been ascribed to ' The Beggars Opera ...
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... question is , which is worst , one wild beast or many ? " Johnson praised " The SPECTATOR , " particularly the character of Sir Roger de Coverley . He said , " Sir Roger did not die a violent death , as had been generally fancied . He ...
... question is , which is worst , one wild beast or many ? " Johnson praised " The SPECTATOR , " particularly the character of Sir Roger de Coverley . He said , " Sir Roger did not die a violent death , as had been generally fancied . He ...
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acquaintance Ad.-Line admirable affectionate afterwards appeared Ashbourne asked Auchinleck authour Beauclerk Beggars Opera believe Bishop Boswell's Burke character conversation Court of Session Croker dear Sir death Dilly dined dinner drink eminent entertained et Ad.-Line favour Garrick gentleman give happy hear heard Hebrides honour hope humble servant humour JAMES BOSWELL John Johnson kind lady Langton learning letter Lichfield lived London Lord Lord Bute Lord Hailes Lord Monboddo Lordship Lucy Porter Madam manner mentioned merit mind never obliged observed occasion once opinion Percy perhaps pleased pleasure poem Poets Pope praise publick put the following recollect remark Reverend SAMUEL JOHNSON Scotch Scotland shewed Sir Joshua Reynolds Streatham suppose sure talked tell thing thought Thrale tion told truth Whig Wilkes wine wish wonderful write written wrote