Word: johnson
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Dates: during 1890-1899
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...second of Mr. Copeland's series of lectures on Johnson was delivered yesterday afternoon in Sever 11, before a large audience. Mr. Copeland spoke on Boswell's Life of Johnson. In the long line of literature, Swift, Johnson and Carlyle stand out pre-eminently for their personalities; and Johnson's place in this list is due chiefly to the very excellent picture Boswell has given of him. Macaulay never admired Boswell, claiming that he was simply a good reporter, but he was far more more than that, and his life of Johnson is surely the best biography ever written...
Lecture. Boswell's Life of Johnson. Mr. Copeland. Sever...
...Thursday.Lecture. Boswell 's Life of Johnson. Mr. Copeland. Sever...
There was not room enough in Sever 11 to seat the audience yesterday afternoon at Mr. Copeland's introductory lecture on "Dr. Johnson and his friends." Mr. Copeland explained the purpose and extent of the course before passing on to an account of Samuel Johnson. For the two best lives of Johnson he referred to Lesley Steven and Boswell...
...then gave a description of Dr. Johnson's personal appearance and customs; and an account of his early youth, together with a picture of London and the state of affairs in England when Johnson went to the capitol, and sought the patronage of Lord Chesterfield. He ended the lecture by reading passages from Johnson's letters and other works...