LIFE AND CONSERVATIONS OF DR. SAMUEL JOHNSON (FOUNDED CHIEFLY UPON BOSWELL).1874 |
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... Streatham . 386-398 CHAPTER XLI . ILL AND ILL - TEMPERED - CONVERSATIONS - STRUCK DUMB - DEATH OF MRS . WILLIAMS . ( 1783. ) An Unruly Patient - The Doctor in a Passion - Talk - The Doctor on Cant - Struck Dumb - Touching Account of his ...
... Streatham . 386-398 CHAPTER XLI . ILL AND ILL - TEMPERED - CONVERSATIONS - STRUCK DUMB - DEATH OF MRS . WILLIAMS . ( 1783. ) An Unruly Patient - The Doctor in a Passion - Talk - The Doctor on Cant - Struck Dumb - Touching Account of his ...
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... Streatham Villa - MR . THRALE'S Country Residence . Boswell observed that England was obliged to Scotland for gardeners , almost all the good gardeners being Scotchmen . JOHNSON : " Why , Sir , that is because gardening is much more ...
... Streatham Villa - MR . THRALE'S Country Residence . Boswell observed that England was obliged to Scotland for gardeners , almost all the good gardeners being Scotchmen . JOHNSON : " Why , Sir , that is because gardening is much more ...
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... Streatham , on the Sussex Downs . What , then , is the charm of this man's life ? The answer must always be Johnson's character - his marked individuality , his strong personality , himself . In a world in which the tendency is for ...
... Streatham , on the Sussex Downs . What , then , is the charm of this man's life ? The answer must always be Johnson's character - his marked individuality , his strong personality , himself . In a world in which the tendency is for ...
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... Streatham on the fifteenth of September , we shall see it again about the fifteenth of November . " I think I had not been on this side of the sea five days before I found a sensible improvement in my health . I ran a race in the rain ...
... Streatham on the fifteenth of September , we shall see it again about the fifteenth of November . " I think I had not been on this side of the sea five days before I found a sensible improvement in my health . I ran a race in the rain ...
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... Streatham one summer , and diverted ourselves with drawing essences and colouring liquors . But the danger Mr. Thrale found his friend in one day when I was driven to London , and he had got the children and servants round him to see ...
... Streatham one summer , and diverted ourselves with drawing essences and colouring liquors . But the danger Mr. Thrale found his friend in one day when I was driven to London , and he had got the children and servants round him to see ...
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Common terms and phrases
affectionate afterwards April Ashbourne asked Author Beauclerk believe BENNET LANGTON Boswell's Brocklesby called character compliments conversation David Garrick DEAR SIR death Dictionary dine dinner Doctor Doctor Johnson drink eyes favour feeling Fleet Street Garrick gentleman give Goldsmith guineas happy hear heart Hebrides honour hope humble servant JAMES BOSWELL journey kind King lady laughing learning letter Levett Lichfield LINCOLNSHIRE literary live London look Lord LUCY PORTER Madam man's mentioned mind Miss morning never night observed occasion Oliver Goldsmith once Oxford perhaps pleased pleasure poet poor praise Pray prayers Rambler received remarked Samuel Johnson Scotch Scotland seems Sheridan Sir Joshua Reynolds soon speak SPILSBY Streatham suppose sure talk tell things THOMAS WARTON thought Thrale tion told truth whole wish words write written wrote young
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Page 388 - The busy day, the peaceful night, Unfelt, uncounted, glided by ; His frame was firm, his powers were bright, Though now his eightieth year was nigh. Then, with no throbs of fiery pain, No cold gradations of decay, Death broke at once the vital chain, And freed his soul the nearest way.
Page 111 - I believe, Sir, you have a great many. Norway, too, has noble wild prospects ; and Lapland is remarkable for prodigious noble wild prospects. But, Sir, let me tell you the noblest prospect which a Scotchman ever sees is the high road that leads him to England !" ' This unexpected and pointed sally produced a roar of applause.
Page 388 - His virtues walked their narrow round, Nor made a pause, nor left a void ; And sure the eternal Master found The single talent well employ'd.
Page 247 - Knowledge is of two kinds. We know a subject ourselves, or we know where we can find information upon it.
Page 357 - Poor stuff! No, Sir, claret is the liquor for boys ; port for men ; but he who aspires to be a hero (smiling) must drink brandy.
Page 257 - Never heed such nonsense,' would be the reply : ' a blade of grass is always a blade of grass, whether in one country or another. Let us, if we do talk, talk about something : men and women are my subjects of inquiry ; let us see how these differ from those we have left behind.
Page 198 - When Sir Joshua mentioned this to Dr. Johnson, he was much displeased with the actor's conceit. 'He'll be of us, (said Johnson) how does he know we will permit him ? The first Duke in England has no right to hold such language.
Page 227 - Sir, you have no reason to be afraid of me. The Irish are not in a conspiracy to cheat the world by false representations of the merits of their countrymen. No, Sir ; the Irish are a FAIR PEOPLE ; — they never speak well of one another.
Page 100 - Mr. Davies mentioned my name, and respectfully introduced me to him. I was much agitated; and recollecting his prejudice against the Scotch, of which I had heard much, I said to Davies, " Don't tell where I come from." —" From Scotland," cried Davies, roguishly. " Mr. Johnson," said I, " I do indeed come from Scotland, but I cannot help it.
Page 61 - Having carried on my work thus far with so little obligation to any favourer of learning, I shall not be disappointed though I should conclude it, if less be possible, with less ; for I have been long wakened from that dream of hope, in which I once boasted myself with so much exultation, " My Lord, " Your Lordship's most humble " Most obedient servant,