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Name of reader: Samuel Johnson

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 √ Century of ExperienceEvidenceName of Reader / Listener / Reading GroupAuthor of TextTitle of TextForm of Text
 
1700-1799'He begged of General Paoli to repeat one of the introductory stanzas of the first book of Tasso's "Jerusalem", which he did, and then Johnson found fault with the simile...Samuel Johnson Lucretius Print: Book
1700-1799'of Elphinstone's specimen of Martial he [Johnson] said, there was too much Folly in them for Madness, and too much Madness for Folly'. Samuel Johnson MartialEpigramsPrint: Book
'[from the 1780 Johnsoniana passed to Boswell by Bennet Langton] 'Mattaire's account of the Stephani is a heavy book. He seems to have been a puzzle-headed man, with a la...Samuel Johnson Mattaire[various works including Latin verses]Print: Book
1700-1799'I asked him whether he would advise me to read the Bible with a commentary, and what commentaries he would recommend. JOHNSON. "To be sure, Sir, I would have you read th...Samuel Johnson Patrick[biblical commentaries - old testament]Print: Book
1700-1799'he read a great deal in a desultory manner, without any scheme of study, as chance threw books in his way, and inclination directed him through them. He used to mention ...Samuel Johnson Petrarch[works]Print: Book
1700-1799'Oct. 25. Wednesday. I went with the Prior to St. Cloud, to see Dr. Hooke.—We walked round the palace, and had some talk.—I dined with our whole company at the Monastery....Samuel Johnson Petrarch[unknown oration]Print: Book
1700-1799'I have read your kind letter much more than the elegant Pindar which it accompanied'. Samuel Johnson Pindar[poems]Print: Book
1700-1799'[from the Johnsoniana imparted by Bennet Langton to Boswell in 1780] As an instance of the niceness of his taste, though he praised West's translation of Pindar, he poin...Samuel Johnson PindarOdesPrint: Book
1700-1799'Sir John Pringle had expressed a wish that I would ask Dr. Johnson's opinion what were the best English sermons for style. I took an opportunity to-day of mentioning sev...Samuel Johnson Seed[Sermons]Print: Unknown
1700-1799'[Boswell having expressed doubt about the power of prayer, Johnson] mentioned Dr. Clarke and Bishop Bramhall on "Liberty and Necessity", and bid me read South's "Sermons...Samuel Johnson SouthSermons on PrayerPrint: Book
'Having regretted to him that I had learnt little Greek, as is too generally the case in Scotland; that I had for a long time hardly applied at all to the study of that n...Samuel Johnson SylvanusFirst Book of the IliadPrint: Book
1700-1799'We talked of Tacitus, and I hazarded an opinion that with all his merit for penetration, shrewdness of judgment, and terseness of expression, he was too compact, too muc...Samuel Johnson TacitusHistoriesPrint: Book
1700-1799'He appears, from his early notes or memorandums in my possession, to have at various times attempted, or at least planned, a methodical course of study, according to com...Samuel Johnson Theocritus Print: Book
'[from the 1780 Johnsoniana passed to boswell by Bennet Langton] Theocritus is not deserving of very high respect as a writer; as to the pastoral part, Virgil is very evi...Samuel Johnson Theocritus Print: Book
1700-1799'He begged of General Paoli to repeat one of the introductory stanzas of the first book of Tasso's "Jerusalem", which he did, and then Johnson found fault with the simile...Samuel Johnson ThucydidesHistory of the Peloponnesian WarPrint: Book
1700-1799'He appears, from his early notes or memorandums in my possession, to have at various times attempted, or at least planned, a methodical course of study, according to com...Samuel Johnson VirgilGeorgicsPrint: Book
1700-1799'He appears, from his early notes or memorandums in my possession, to have at various times attempted, or at least planned, a methodical course of study, according to com...Samuel Johnson VirgilAeneidPrint: Book
1700-1799'In his [Johnson's] manuscript diary of this year, there is the following entry: "Nov. 27. Advent Sunday. I considered that this day, being the beginning of the eccles...Samuel Johnson VirgilEcloguesPrint: Book
1700-1799'In his [Johnson's] manuscript diary of this year, there is the following entry: "Nov. 27. Advent Sunday. I considered that this day, being the beginning of the eccles...Samuel Johnson Virgil8th EcloguePrint: Book
1700-1799'In his [Johnson's] manuscript diary of this year, there is the following entry: "Nov. 27. Advent Sunday. I considered that this day, being the beginning of the eccles...Samuel Johnson Virgil1st GeorgicPrint: Book


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