The Life of Samuel Johnson, Volum 1I. Pitman, 1907 - 1172 pàgines |
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... death all his life , when at last stricken with palsy and bereft of * For an excellent account of Samuel Johnson and the literature of his times , see " The Age of Johnson , " by Thomas Seccombe , 8vo , 3rd ed . revised , 1907. Sir ...
... death all his life , when at last stricken with palsy and bereft of * For an excellent account of Samuel Johnson and the literature of his times , see " The Age of Johnson , " by Thomas Seccombe , 8vo , 3rd ed . revised , 1907. Sir ...
Pàgina viii
... death . Macaulay's famous saying seems to me only partly true : " The memory of other authors is kept alive by their books , but the memory of Johnson keeps many of his books alive . " There is much of Johnson's work , the interest of ...
... death . Macaulay's famous saying seems to me only partly true : " The memory of other authors is kept alive by their books , but the memory of Johnson keeps many of his books alive . " There is much of Johnson's work , the interest of ...
Pàgina x
... death , which occurred in 1782 , Boswell inherited a fortune of £ 1,600 a year . Johnson's health was severely impaired in 1783 and 1784 , and in June of the latter year Boswell attempted to arrange for his friend to winter in Italy by ...
... death , which occurred in 1782 , Boswell inherited a fortune of £ 1,600 a year . Johnson's health was severely impaired in 1783 and 1784 , and in June of the latter year Boswell attempted to arrange for his friend to winter in Italy by ...
Pàgina xi
... death , and Sir John Hawkins's " Life of Johnson , " in 1787. Johnson , who was aware of Boswell's intention to write his life , had read the MS . of the " Journal of a Tour in the Hebrides , " and had expressed himself as satisfied ...
... death , and Sir John Hawkins's " Life of Johnson , " in 1787. Johnson , who was aware of Boswell's intention to write his life , had read the MS . of the " Journal of a Tour in the Hebrides , " and had expressed himself as satisfied ...
Pàgina xiv
... Death of Mrs. Johnson - Robert Levett -Johnson's Friendship with Reynolds - Langton - Beauclerk - Contributions to the Adventurer- Extract from the Diary - Mrs . Lennox's " Shakspeare Illustrated " CHAPTER IX - 1754-1755 THE DICTIONARY ...
... Death of Mrs. Johnson - Robert Levett -Johnson's Friendship with Reynolds - Langton - Beauclerk - Contributions to the Adventurer- Extract from the Diary - Mrs . Lennox's " Shakspeare Illustrated " CHAPTER IX - 1754-1755 THE DICTIONARY ...
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