Life of Johnson: Including Boswell's Journal of a Tour to the Hebrides and Johnson's Diary of A Journey Into North WalesHarper, 1904 - Hebrides (Scotland) |
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... called Szeklers or Zecklers , which de- scriptive addition follows their names in the German biographical authorities ; and this , through abridgment and misapprehension , in subsequent books came at last to be substituted for the ...
... called Szeklers or Zecklers , which de- scriptive addition follows their names in the German biographical authorities ; and this , through abridgment and misapprehension , in subsequent books came at last to be substituted for the ...
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... called on him , with the hope of prevailing on him to sup with us at the Mitre . We found him indisposed , and resolved not to go abroad . Come then , ( said Goldsmith , ) we will not go to the Mitre to - night , since we cannot have ...
... called on him , with the hope of prevailing on him to sup with us at the Mitre . We found him indisposed , and resolved not to go abroad . Come then , ( said Goldsmith , ) we will not go to the Mitre to - night , since we cannot have ...
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... called " The Race , by Mercurius Spur , Esq . ' , ' in which he whimsi- cally made the living poets of England contend for pre - emi- nence of fame by running : ' Prove by their heels the prowess of the head . ' In this poem there was ...
... called " The Race , by Mercurius Spur , Esq . ' , ' in which he whimsi- cally made the living poets of England contend for pre - emi- nence of fame by running : ' Prove by their heels the prowess of the head . ' In this poem there was ...
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... called horrible Campbell . ' • See ante , i . 253 . ' The book is as dull as it is indecent . The ' drollery ' is of the fol- lowing kind . Johnson is represented as saying : - Without dubiety ' To Aetat . 59. ] Prologue to THE GOOD ...
... called horrible Campbell . ' • See ante , i . 253 . ' The book is as dull as it is indecent . The ' drollery ' is of the fol- lowing kind . Johnson is represented as saying : - Without dubiety ' To Aetat . 59. ] Prologue to THE GOOD ...
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... called for within a year . Dilly , the publisher , must have done very well by it , as he purchased the copyright for one hundred guineas . Ib . p . 103. Pray read the new account of Corsica , ' wrote Horace Walpole to Gray on Feb. 18 ...
... called for within a year . Dilly , the publisher , must have done very well by it , as he purchased the copyright for one hundred guineas . Ib . p . 103. Pray read the new account of Corsica , ' wrote Horace Walpole to Gray on Feb. 18 ...
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Aetat Anec ante appeared April April 15 April 28 asked authour Baretti Beauclerk believe BENNET LANGTON Boswell's Hebrides Burke Burney called character church compliments conversation Corsica Court Croker DEAR SIR dined doubt edition England English favour Garrick gentleman give Goldsmith happy honour hope Horace Walpole humble servant Hume humour J. H. Burton JAMES BOSWELL John Johnson King lady Langton laugh learning Letters of Boswell Lichfield live London Lord Bute Lord Hailes Lord Mansfield Lord Monboddo manner March March 21 Memoirs mentioned mind never observed opinion Oxford Paoli passage perhaps Piozzi Letters pleased pleasure poem Pope publick published Reynolds SAMUEL JOHNSON says Scotch Scotland seems Sept shewed Sir Joshua speak suppose talked tell thing thought Thrale tion told wish write written wrote