 Johnson had not observed that I was in the room. I followed him, however, and he agreed to meet me in the evening at the Mitre. I called on him, and we went thither at nine. We had a good supper, and port wine, of which he then sometimes drank a bottle....  Literary Londonby Elsie M. Lang - 1906 - 349 pagesSnippet view - About this book
 | James Boswell - Hebrides (Scotland) - 1799 - 640 pages
...port wine, of which he then sometimes drank a bottle. The orthodox high-church sound of the MlTRE, — the figure and manner of the celebrated SAMUEL JOHNSON,...and the pride arising from finding myself admitted as his companion, produced a variety of sensations, and a pleasing elevation of mind beyond what I... | |
 | James Boswell - 1799 - 496 pages
...port wine, of which he then sometimes drank a bottle. The orthodox high-church sound of the MITKE, — the figure and manner of the celebrated SAMUEL JOHNSON,...and the pride arising from finding myself admitted as his companion, produced a variety of sensations, and a pleasing elevation of mind beyond what I... | |
 | James Boswell - 1799 - 648 pages
...port wine, of which he then sometimes drank a bottle. The orthodox high-church sound of the MlTRE, — the figure and manner of the celebrated SAMUEL JOHNSON,...and the pride arising from finding myself admitted as his companion, produced a variety of sensations, and a pleasing elevation of mind beyond what I... | |
 | James Boswell - Authors, English - 1807 - 514 pages
...wine, of which he then sometimes drank a bottle. The orthodox high-church sound of the MITRE,—the figure and manner of the celebrated SAMUEL JOHNSON,...and the pride arising from finding myself admitted as his companion, produced a variety of sensations, and a pleasing elevation of mind beyond what I... | |
 | James Boswell - 1817 - 466 pages
...went thither at nine. We had a good supper, and port wine, of which he then sometimes drank a bottle. The orthodox high-church sound of the MITRE, — the...and manner of the celebrated SAMUEL JOHNSON,— the extranrdinary power aud precision of his conversation, and the pride arising from finding myself admitted... | |
 | James Boswell - 1821 - 376 pages
...went thither at nine. We had a good supper, and port wine, of which he then sometimes drank a bottle. The orthodox high-church sound of the MITRE, — the...and the pride arising from finding myself admitted as his companion, produced a variety of sensations, and a pleasing elevation of mind beyond what I... | |
 | James Boswell - 1822 - 514 pages
...went thither at nine. We had a good supper, and port wine, of which he then sometimes drank a bottle. The orthodox high-church sound of the MITRE, — the figure and manner of the celebrated SAMUEL JOHXSOX, — • the extraordinary power and precision of his conversation, and the pride arising from... | |
 | James Boswell - Authors, English - 1822 - 508 pages
...went thither at nine. We had a good supper, and port wine, of which he then sometimes drank a bottle. The orthodox high-church sound of the MITRE, — the figure and manner of the celebrated SAMUEL JOHXSON, — the extraordinary power and precision of his conversation, and the pride arising from... | |
 | James Boswell - 1826 - 440 pages
...went thither at nine. We had a good supper, and port wine, of which he then sometimes drank a bottle. The orthodox high-church sound of the Mitre, — the...and the pride arising from finding myself admitted as his companion, produced a variety of sensations, and a pleasing elevation of mind beyond what I... | |
 | James Boswell - Authors, English - 1827 - 622 pages
...supper, and port wine, of which he then sometimes drank a bottle. The orthodox high-church sound ot the MITRE, — the figure and manner of the celebrated...and the pride arising from finding myself admitted as his companion, produced a variety of sensations, and a pleasing elevation of mind beyond what I... | |
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