Boswell's Life of Johnson, Količina 1Times Book Club, 1912 |
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... PERSONS , AND ORIGINAL PIECES OF HIS COMPOSITION : THE WHOLE EXHIBITING A VIEW OF LITERATURE AND LITERARY MEN IN GREAT BRITAIN , FOR NEAR HALF A CENTURY DURING WHICH HE FLOURISHED BY JAMES BOSWELL , ESQ . WITH MALONE'S NOTES AND ...
... PERSONS , AND ORIGINAL PIECES OF HIS COMPOSITION : THE WHOLE EXHIBITING A VIEW OF LITERATURE AND LITERARY MEN IN GREAT BRITAIN , FOR NEAR HALF A CENTURY DURING WHICH HE FLOURISHED BY JAMES BOSWELL , ESQ . WITH MALONE'S NOTES AND ...
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... persons who have never read Boswell's Life of Johnson , and who yet are capable of enjoying it to the tips of their fingers , is enormous , and yearly increases . To get hold of these people , to thrust Boswell into their hands , to ...
... persons who have never read Boswell's Life of Johnson , and who yet are capable of enjoying it to the tips of their fingers , is enormous , and yearly increases . To get hold of these people , to thrust Boswell into their hands , to ...
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... person's affairs , my dear Mr. Lowe , by any means . I am sure you would not accuse me of such a thing , only , if it were no particular secret- ' Sir , you are welcome to read the letter . " ' I thank you , my dear Mr. Lowe , you are ...
... person's affairs , my dear Mr. Lowe , by any means . I am sure you would not accuse me of such a thing , only , if it were no particular secret- ' Sir , you are welcome to read the letter . " ' I thank you , my dear Mr. Lowe , you are ...
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... persons soon becomes intolerable . Neither the purr of the hearth - rug nor the unemancipated admira- tion of the private secretary should be allowed to dominate a biography . Boswell's admiration for Johnson was open - mouthed enough ...
... persons soon becomes intolerable . Neither the purr of the hearth - rug nor the unemancipated admira- tion of the private secretary should be allowed to dominate a biography . Boswell's admiration for Johnson was open - mouthed enough ...
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... person to whom the following work should be inscribed . If there be a pleasure in celebrating the distinguished merit of a contemporary , mixed with a certain degree of vanity not altogether inexcusable , in appearing fully sensible of ...
... person to whom the following work should be inscribed . If there be a pleasure in celebrating the distinguished merit of a contemporary , mixed with a certain degree of vanity not altogether inexcusable , in appearing fully sensible of ...
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