Boswell's Life of Johnson: Including Boswell's Journal of a Tour of the Hebrides, and Johnson's Diary of a Journey Into North Wales, Količina 1Harper & Brothers, 1799 |
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Stran xv
... means wholly thrown away . I was trained by it in the duties of an editor , and by study- ing the character of two such men , who , though wide as the poles asunder in many things , were as devoted to truth and accuracy as they were ...
... means wholly thrown away . I was trained by it in the duties of an editor , and by study- ing the character of two such men , who , though wide as the poles asunder in many things , were as devoted to truth and accuracy as they were ...
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... means as simply unconscious of the pointed ef- fects of the satire . I own , indeed , that I was arrogant enough to suppose that the tenour of the rest of the book would sufficiently guard me against such a strange imputa- tion . But it ...
... means as simply unconscious of the pointed ef- fects of the satire . I own , indeed , that I was arrogant enough to suppose that the tenour of the rest of the book would sufficiently guard me against such a strange imputa- tion . But it ...
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... mean leading , as in an orchestra , by playing the first fiddle ; but leading as one does in examining a witness starting topics , and making him pursue them . ' Ib . Sept. 28 . One day he recorded : — ' I did not exert myself to get Dr ...
... mean leading , as in an orchestra , by playing the first fiddle ; but leading as one does in examining a witness starting topics , and making him pursue them . ' Ib . Sept. 28 . One day he recorded : — ' I did not exert myself to get Dr ...
Stran 17
... means as I should be so exceedingly weak , as my miserable attempt to write to you afforded a full proof . All then that can be said is , that I must wait with patience . But , O my friend ! that I. - 2 18 Advertisement to the Third ...
... means as I should be so exceedingly weak , as my miserable attempt to write to you afforded a full proof . All then that can be said is , that I must wait with patience . But , O my friend ! that I. - 2 18 Advertisement to the Third ...
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... mean , and it must be owned he has a degree of bru- tality , and a tendency to savageness , that cannot easily be defended . " ... He said that Sir John and he once belonged to the same club , but that as he eat no supper , after the ...
... mean , and it must be owned he has a degree of bru- tality , and a tendency to savageness , that cannot easily be defended . " ... He said that Sir John and he once belonged to the same club , but that as he eat no supper , after the ...
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