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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... written to him from Loca Solennia , places in some meas- ure sacred . That , as I had written to him from the tomb of Melanc- thon ( see post , June 28 , 1777 ) , sacred to learning and piety , I now wrote to him from the palace of ...
... written to him from Loca Solennia , places in some meas- ure sacred . That , as I had written to him from the tomb of Melanc- thon ( see post , June 28 , 1777 ) , sacred to learning and piety , I now wrote to him from the palace of ...
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... written ( Works , v . 231 ) : ' At a time when so many schemes of education have been pro- jected , ... so many schools opened for general knowledge , and so many lectures in particular sciences attended . ' Goldsmith , in his Life of ...
... written ( Works , v . 231 ) : ' At a time when so many schemes of education have been pro- jected , ... so many schools opened for general knowledge , and so many lectures in particular sciences attended . ' Goldsmith , in his Life of ...
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... written only half lines . I have written a hundred lines in a day . I remember I wrote a hundred lines of The Vanity of Human Wishes in a day . Doctor , ( turning to Goldsmith , ) I am not quite idle ; I made one line t'other day ; but ...
... written only half lines . I have written a hundred lines in a day . I remember I wrote a hundred lines of The Vanity of Human Wishes in a day . Doctor , ( turning to Goldsmith , ) I am not quite idle ; I made one line t'other day ; but ...
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... written . ' Piozzi Letters , ii . 183. Baretti noted opposite this in the margin of his copy : ' Johnson was always ... writing to Barry the artist on the following March 23 , says : Ned's success has exceeded our most sanguine hopes ...
... written . ' Piozzi Letters , ii . 183. Baretti noted opposite this in the margin of his copy : ' Johnson was always ... writing to Barry the artist on the following March 23 , says : Ned's success has exceeded our most sanguine hopes ...
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... written sooner , lest , writing now , I should renew your grief ; but I would not forbear saying what I have now said . ' This loss is , I hope , the only misfortune of a family to whom no misfortune at all should happen , if my wishes ...
... written sooner , lest , writing now , I should renew your grief ; but I would not forbear saying what I have now said . ' This loss is , I hope , the only misfortune of a family to whom no misfortune at all should happen , if my wishes ...
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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