Boswell's Life of Johnson, Količina 1Times Book Club, 1912 |
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Stran xix
... preface to the first edition thus concludes : ' Nor will I suppress my satisfaction in the consciousness that by recording so considerable a portion of the wisdom and wit of " the brightest ornament of the eighteenth century , " I have ...
... preface to the first edition thus concludes : ' Nor will I suppress my satisfaction in the consciousness that by recording so considerable a portion of the wisdom and wit of " the brightest ornament of the eighteenth century , " I have ...
Stran xxiv
... Preface to Shakespeare and to the English Dictionary - the Dictionary itself— many of the Ramblers and Idlers ( especially the ' Dick Minim ' Idlers of June 1759 ) , did they stand alone on our shelves , would be enough , with the ...
... Preface to Shakespeare and to the English Dictionary - the Dictionary itself— many of the Ramblers and Idlers ( especially the ' Dick Minim ' Idlers of June 1759 ) , did they stand alone on our shelves , would be enough , with the ...
Stran xxxi
... in this endeavour I have had the assistance not only of some of my particular 1 See Mr. Malone's Preface to his edition of Shakespeare . friends , but of many other learned and ingenious men ADVERTISEMENT TO FIRST EDITION xxxi.
... in this endeavour I have had the assistance not only of some of my particular 1 See Mr. Malone's Preface to his edition of Shakespeare . friends , but of many other learned and ingenious men ADVERTISEMENT TO FIRST EDITION xxxi.
Stran 32
... preface , as one of the restorers of learning . His curiosity having been thus excited , he sat down with avidity , and read a great part of the book . What he read during these two years , he told me , was not works of mere amuse- ment ...
... preface , as one of the restorers of learning . His curiosity having been thus excited , he sat down with avidity , and read a great part of the book . What he read during these two years , he told me , was not works of mere amuse- ment ...
Stran 57
... Preface the Johnsonian style begins to appear ; and though use had not yet taught his wing a permanent and equable flight , there are parts of it which exhibit his best manner in full vigour . I had once the pleasure of examining it ...
... Preface the Johnsonian style begins to appear ; and though use had not yet taught his wing a permanent and equable flight , there are parts of it which exhibit his best manner in full vigour . I had once the pleasure of examining it ...
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