From inside the book
Results 1-3 of 21
Page 237
Johnson himself complained bitterly of ' the vile eyes that made me a muff ' , for poor sight had prevented him from following the naval or military career he had so ardently desired as a boy . “ I used to think , ' he confessed late in ...
Johnson himself complained bitterly of ' the vile eyes that made me a muff ' , for poor sight had prevented him from following the naval or military career he had so ardently desired as a boy . “ I used to think , ' he confessed late in ...
Page 238
Johnson , he believed , had had more influence upon him than anyone he had ever known . Not content with this personal tribute paid to Johnson in Ionicus , thirty years later in his autobiography Esher reflected upon ' the Socratic ...
Johnson , he believed , had had more influence upon him than anyone he had ever known . Not content with this personal tribute paid to Johnson in Ionicus , thirty years later in his autobiography Esher reflected upon ' the Socratic ...
Page 247
The reader is left to infer that Johnson had , suddenly and unaccountably , grown weary of what had been his whole ... In support of so unlikely an hypothesis — for Johnson's reputation had grown steadily through the years — Lord Esher ...
The reader is left to infer that Johnson had , suddenly and unaccountably , grown weary of what had been his whole ... In support of so unlikely an hypothesis — for Johnson's reputation had grown steadily through the years — Lord Esher ...
What people are saying - Write a review
We haven't found any reviews in the usual places.
Other editions - View all
Common terms and phrases
appeared asked become began Betjeman British called century changed church close coming course dark death DIEGO door early England English eyes face fact father feel felt five followed friends girl give hand head heard hope Hume idea interest Italy Jean-Jacques John Johnson kind knew later leave less letter LIBRARY light living London look means mind morning moved Murray nature never night once passed perhaps play poems Proudham published Queen reached reason remained round seemed sense side sometimes stood stories Street talk tell things thought told took turned UNIVERSITY walked wall wanted week whole wonder writing wrote young
Bibliographic information
| Title | The Cornhill Magazine, Volume 179 |
| Editor | William Makepeace Thackeray |
| Contributor | George Smith |
| Publisher | Smith, Elder and Company, 1971 |
| Original from | UC Southern Regional Library Facility |
| Digitized | 11 May 2018 |
| Export Citation | BiBTeX EndNote RefMan |