The Life of Samuel Johnson, LL.D.: Comprehending an Account of His Studies, and Numerous Works ... and Various Original Pieces ... Never Before Published ...T. Cadell and W. Davis, 1804 |
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... drinking . " 1 We stopped at Messieurs Dillys , booksellers in the Poultry ; from whence he hurried away , in a hackney coach , to Mr. Thrale's in the Borough . I called at his house in the evening , having promised to ac- quaint Mrs ...
... drinking . " 1 We stopped at Messieurs Dillys , booksellers in the Poultry ; from whence he hurried away , in a hackney coach , to Mr. Thrale's in the Borough . I called at his house in the evening , having promised to ac- quaint Mrs ...
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... drinking im- proved conversation and benevolence . Sir Joshua maintained it did . JOHNSON . " No , Sir : before dinner men meet with great inequality of under- standing ; and those who are conscious of their in- feriority , have the ...
... drinking im- proved conversation and benevolence . Sir Joshua maintained it did . JOHNSON . " No , Sir : before dinner men meet with great inequality of under- standing ; and those who are conscious of their in- feriority , have the ...
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... drinking . JOHNSON . " Sir , I do not say it is wrong to produce self complacency by drinking ; I only deny that it improves the mind . When I drank wine , I scorned to drink it when in company . I have drunk many a bottle by myself ...
... drinking . JOHNSON . " Sir , I do not say it is wrong to produce self complacency by drinking ; I only deny that it improves the mind . When I drank wine , I scorned to drink it when in company . I have drunk many a bottle by myself ...
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... drinking and talk . I shall group together such of his sayings as I preserved during the few days that I was at Bath . Of a person who differed from him in politicks , he said , " In private life he is a very honest gentleman ; but I ...
... drinking and talk . I shall group together such of his sayings as I preserved during the few days that I was at Bath . Of a person who differed from him in politicks , he said , " In private life he is a very honest gentleman ; but I ...
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... drink it with more relish : but to have the produce of each vine of one vineyard , in the same year , kept separate , would serve no pur pose . To know that our wine , ( to use an adver tising phrase , ) is " of the stock of an ...
... drink it with more relish : but to have the produce of each vine of one vineyard , in the same year , kept separate , would serve no pur pose . To know that our wine , ( to use an adver tising phrase , ) is " of the stock of an ...
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acquaintance admirable Ætat affectionate afterwards appeared Ashbourne asked Auchinleck authour Beauclerk believe Bishop booksellers censure character Cibber consider conversation Court of Session DEAR SIR death Dilly dined dinner Dodd drink Edinburgh English Etat favour Garrick gentleman give Goldsmith happy hear heard Hebrides honour hope House of Lords Hugh Blair humble servant humour JAMES BOSWELL John kind lady Langton late learned letter Lichfield lived London Lord Lord Monboddo Lordship Lucy Porter Madam mentioned mind never obliged observed once opinion Percy perhaps pleased pleasure poem Poets Pope praise publick recollect respect Reverend SAMUEL JOHNSON Scotland sermons shewed Sir Joshua Sir Joshua Reynolds Streatham suppose sure talked Taylor tell thing thought Thrale tion told travels truth Whig Wilkes wine wish word write wrote