| James Boswell - 1785 - 546 σελίδες
...poft-chaifes, of which the rapid motion was one of his moft favourite amufements. Dr. Samuel Johnfon s character, religious, moral, political, and literary,...manner, are, I believe, more generally known than thofe of almoft any man ; yet it piay notbefuperfluous here to attempt a iketch of of him. Let my readers... | |
| James Boswell - 1785 - 548 σελίδες
...motion was one of his moft favourite amufemerHs; : Dr. Samuel Johnfons character, religious, morail, political, and literary, nay his figure and manner, are, I believe, more generally known than thofe of almoft any man ; yet it may hot be fuperftuoxis.hete to attempt a fketch of him; Let my readers... | |
| Tobias Smollett - 1785 - 526 σελίδες
...character, as a favourable fpecimen. ' Dr. Samuel Johnfon's character, religious, moral, politi" cal, and literary, nay his figure and manner are, I believe* more generally known than thofe of almoft any man ; yet it may not be fuperfluous here to attempt a iketch of him. Let my readers... | |
| 1785 - 680 σελίδες
...the face of Europe. C'iarattir of the Ute D' JOHN sow. Bj Jamei BvpweU, Eft; ' DR Samuel Johnfon's character, religious, moral, political, and literary, nay, his figure and manner, are, I be-> lieve, more generally known than thofe of almoft any man ; yet it may not be fuperftuous here... | |
| Tobias Smollett - 1785 - 518 σελίδες
...literary, nay his figure and manner are, 1 bclievei Z ^ more more generally known than thofe of almoll any man ; yet it may not be Superfluous here to attempt a fketch of him. Let my readers then remember that he was a fincere and zealous Chriltian, of high church... | |
| James Boswell - 1786 - 478 σελίδες
...poft-chaifes, of which the rapid motion was one of his moft favourite amufements. Dr. Samuel Johnfon's character, religious, moral, political, and literary,...manner, are, I believe, more generally known than thofe of aim oft any man ; yet it may not be luperfluous here to attempt a fketch of him. Let my readers... | |
| Edmund Burke - 1787 - 608 σελίδες
...Hebrides, ty James Bofwell, Efq. C<TP\R. Samuel Johnfcn'scharac_i J ter, religious, moral, politi- , cal, and literary, nay, his figure and manner, are, I believe, more generally known than thofe of almott any man ; yet it may not be fuperfluous here to attempt a feetch of him. Let my readers... | |
| 1791 - 302 σελίδες
...given of him by Mr. Bofwell, in his Journal of their tour to the Hebrides : " Dr. Samuel Johnfon's character, religious, moral, political, and literary,...and manner, are I believe more generally known than thofe of almoft any man; yet it may not be fuperfluous here to attempt a iketch of him. Let my readers... | |
| 1792 - 640 σελίδες
...myitenous, his vigorous reafon examined the evidence with jealoufy. He was a iincere and zealous Chriflian, of high church of England and monarchical principles, which he would not tamely fuftcr to be qudtioncd ; and had, perhaps, at an early period, narrowed his mind fomewhat too much,... | |
| 512 σελίδες
...Dr Johnfon and liis fellow traveller by the folJowing chara&ers : " Dr Samuel Johnjln's charafte?, religious, moral, political, and literary, nay, his...manner, are, I believe, more generally known than thole of almoft any man ; yet it may not be fuptrfluous here to attempt a (ketch of him. Let my readers... | |
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