| Evidence: | 'In the interval between morning and evening service, he [Johnson] endeavoured to employ himself earnestly in devotional exercises; and as he has mentioned in his "Prayers and Meditations", gave me "Les Pensees de Pascal", that I might not interrupt him. I preserve the book with reverence. His presenting it to me is marked upon it with his own hand, and I have found in it a truly divine unction.' |
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| Date: | 2 Apr 1779 | ||||||||||
| Country: | England | ||||||||||
| Time: | daytime: between morning and evening service | ||||||||||
| Place: | city: London other location: Johnson's house |
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| Reader: | James Boswell |
| Age | Adult (18-100+) |
| Gender | Male |
| Date of Birth | 29 Oct 1740 |
| Socio-economic group: | Professional / academic / merchant / farmer |
| Occupation: | writer and lawyer |
| Religion: | n/a |
| Country of origin: | Scotland |
| Country of experience: | England |
| Listeners present if any: (e.g. family, servants,
friends, workmates) |
n/a |
| Additional comments: | n/a |
| Author: | Blaise Pascal |
| Title: | Pensees |
| Genre: | Other religious |
| Form of Text: | Print: Book |
| Publication details: | n/a |
| Provenance: | owned given by Johnson |
| Record ID: | 22073 | |
| Source - | ||
| Author: | James Boswell | |
| Editor: | R.W. Chapman | |
| Title: | Life of Johnson | |
| Place of Publication: | Oxford | |
| Date of Publication: | 1980 | |
| Vol: | n/a | |
| Page: | 1015 | |
| Additional comments: | n/a |
| Citation: | James Boswell, R.W. Chapman (ed.), Life of Johnson (Oxford, 1980), p. 1015, http://can-red-lec.library.dal.ca/Arts/reading/recorddetails2.php?id=22073, accessed: 06 June 2023 | |
| Originally published 1791. |
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