Life of Johnson: Including Boswell's Journal of a Tour to the Hebrides and Johnson's Diary of A Journey Into North WalesHarper, 1904 |
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... p . 165. Miss Burney , in her preface to Evelina , a novel which was her introduction to Johnson's strong affection , mentioning Rousseau and Johnson , adds in a foot- 14 Subordination . [ A.D. 1766 . think him as think.
... p . 165. Miss Burney , in her preface to Evelina , a novel which was her introduction to Johnson's strong affection , mentioning Rousseau and Johnson , adds in a foot- 14 Subordination . [ A.D. 1766 . think him as think.
Page 40
... Burney , however , knows best . " And then hastily returning to me he cried : " What ? what ? " " No , sir , I -I - believe not , certainly , " quoth I , very awkwardly , for I seemed taking a violent compliment only as my due ; but I ...
... Burney , however , knows best . " And then hastily returning to me he cried : " What ? what ? " " No , sir , I -I - believe not , certainly , " quoth I , very awkwardly , for I seemed taking a violent compliment only as my due ; but I ...
Page 47
... Burney ( ii . 82 ) , Mme . D'Arblay says that Johnson ' at times , when in gay spirits , would take off Dr. Warton with the strongest humour ; describing , almost convulsively , the ecstasy with which he would seize upon the person ...
... Burney ( ii . 82 ) , Mme . D'Arblay says that Johnson ' at times , when in gay spirits , would take off Dr. Warton with the strongest humour ; describing , almost convulsively , the ecstasy with which he would seize upon the person ...
Page 59
... Burney , has favoured me with the following solution : Now for the explication of this seeming mystery , which is so very obvious as , for that reason , to have escaped the penetration of Dr. Johnson and his friend , as well as that of ...
... Burney , has favoured me with the following solution : Now for the explication of this seeming mystery , which is so very obvious as , for that reason , to have escaped the penetration of Dr. Johnson and his friend , as well as that of ...
Page 102
... Burney wrote of her : -She reasons well , and ha- rangues well , but wit she has none . ' Mme . D'Arblay's Diary , i . 335 . Yet in this same Diary ( i . 112 ) we find evidence of the absurdly high estimate that was commonly formed of ...
... Burney wrote of her : -She reasons well , and ha- rangues well , but wit she has none . ' Mme . D'Arblay's Diary , i . 335 . Yet in this same Diary ( i . 112 ) we find evidence of the absurdly high estimate that was commonly formed of ...
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