Boswell's Life of Johnson, Količina 1Times Book Club, 1912 |
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Stran xi
... mentioned with the respect due to the greatest author the century has seen , Thomas Carlyle . With what a devouring eye had he read his Clarendon and his Boswell ! -his own pages are rich with their recollections . ' We ourselves can ...
... mentioned with the respect due to the greatest author the century has seen , Thomas Carlyle . With what a devouring eye had he read his Clarendon and his Boswell ! -his own pages are rich with their recollections . ' We ourselves can ...
Stran xiv
... mentioned in the biography ) told him the following story : Lowe had requested Johnson to write him a letter , which Johnson did , and Boswell came in while it was writing ; his attention was immediately fixed . Lowe took the letter ...
... mentioned in the biography ) told him the following story : Lowe had requested Johnson to write him a letter , which Johnson did , and Boswell came in while it was writing ; his attention was immediately fixed . Lowe took the letter ...
Stran xxvi
... mention that there has been a long and uninterrupted friendship between us . If gratitude should be acknowledged for favours received , I have this opportunity , my dear sir , most sin- cerely to thank you for the many happy hours which ...
... mention that there has been a long and uninterrupted friendship between us . If gratitude should be acknowledged for favours received , I have this opportunity , my dear sir , most sin- cerely to thank you for the many happy hours which ...
Stran xxix
... mention , that upon many occasions I differed from him , and followed my own judgment . I regret ex- ceedingly that I was deprived of the benefit of his revision , when not more than one half of the book had passed through the press ...
... mention , that upon many occasions I differed from him , and followed my own judgment . I regret ex- ceedingly that I was deprived of the benefit of his revision , when not more than one half of the book had passed through the press ...
Stran xxxiv
... mention with a warm , but no insolent exultation , that I have been regaled with spontaneous praise of my Work by many and various persons eminent for their rank , learning , talents , and accomplishments ; much of which praise I have ...
... mention with a warm , but no insolent exultation , that I have been regaled with spontaneous praise of my Work by many and various persons eminent for their rank , learning , talents , and accomplishments ; much of which praise I have ...
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