The Life of Samuel Johnson, LL. D.: Including a Journal of His Tour to the Hebrides, Volum 2Claxton, Remsen, & Haffelfinger, 1878 |
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Pàgina 10
... Common from our windows one day , lamented the enormous wickedness of the times , because some birdcatchers were busy there one fine Sunday morning . " While half the Christian world is permitted , " said he , " to dance and sing , and ...
... Common from our windows one day , lamented the enormous wickedness of the times , because some birdcatchers were busy there one fine Sunday morning . " While half the Christian world is permitted , " said he , " to dance and sing , and ...
Pàgina 12
... common notion , that a woman would not be the worse wife for being learned ; in which , from all that I have observed of Artemisias , I humbly differed from him . That a woman should be sensible and well informed , I allow to be a great ...
... common notion , that a woman would not be the worse wife for being learned ; in which , from all that I have observed of Artemisias , I humbly differed from him . That a woman should be sensible and well informed , I allow to be a great ...
Pàgina 13
... common friends , " He has done a very foolish thing , Sir ; he has married a widow , when he might have had a maid . " We drank tea with Mrs. Williams . I had last year the pleasure . of seeing Mrs. Thrale at Dr. Johnson's one morning ...
... common friends , " He has done a very foolish thing , Sir ; he has married a widow , when he might have had a maid . " We drank tea with Mrs. Williams . I had last year the pleasure . of seeing Mrs. Thrale at Dr. Johnson's one morning ...
Pàgina 15
... common life to be true . Mo- tives are generally unknown . We cannot trust to the characters we find in history , unless when they are drawn by those who knew the persons ; as those , for instance , by Sallust and by Lord Clarendon ...
... common life to be true . Mo- tives are generally unknown . We cannot trust to the characters we find in history , unless when they are drawn by those who knew the persons ; as those , for instance , by Sallust and by Lord Clarendon ...
Pàgina 27
... common in great cities , that a surly fellow like me has no compassion to spare for wounds given only to vanity or softness . " Canter , indeed , was he none : he would forget to ask people after the health of their nearest relations ...
... common in great cities , that a surly fellow like me has no compassion to spare for wounds given only to vanity or softness . " Canter , indeed , was he none : he would forget to ask people after the health of their nearest relations ...
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ÆTAT afterwards ancient appeared asked Beattie believe boat BOSWELL breakfast called castle character church conversation court of session dear dined dinner Duke Dunvegan Earl Edinburgh England English entertained Erse ETAT father Flora Macdonald Fort Augustus Garrick gentleman give Goldsmith happy Hebrides Highland honour hope humour Inchkenneth island James JAMES BOSWELL John Johnson king Kingsburgh knew Lady Laird land Langton laughed learning letter Lichfield live London Lord Lord Mansfield Lord Monboddo M'Lean M'Queen Macdonald Macleod Malcolm manner mentioned mind Monboddo morning Mull never night obliged observed opinion pleased political Portree pretty Prince Charles Rasay Samuel Johnson Scotland SCOTT seemed servant Shakspeare Sir Allan Sir Joshua Reynolds spirit suppose sure Talisker talked tell things thought Thrale tion told took walked wish write young