Boswell's Life of Johnson (abridged)Houghton Mifflin, 1917 - 228 strani |
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Stran vi
... John- son himself speaks of his being " well - bred to a degree of needless scrupulosity . " None of his friends seem to have regarded Johnson as anything but a gentleman . In his in- terview with the King , Johnson was very much at ...
... John- son himself speaks of his being " well - bred to a degree of needless scrupulosity . " None of his friends seem to have regarded Johnson as anything but a gentleman . In his in- terview with the King , Johnson was very much at ...
Stran vii
... John- son thunders about the rascally Americans 2 he is not so much venting his spleen as he is defending vigorously his conviction that slavery and wars of conquest are essentially wrong . " When I am musing alone , " writes Johnson ...
... John- son thunders about the rascally Americans 2 he is not so much venting his spleen as he is defending vigorously his conviction that slavery and wars of conquest are essentially wrong . " When I am musing alone , " writes Johnson ...
Stran ix
... John- son's faith . And although his faith brought him no great happiness during his active years , his example of patient suffering and devout courage is truly inspiring . “ A tavern chair , " said Johnson , 2 " is the throne of human ...
... John- son's faith . And although his faith brought him no great happiness during his active years , his example of patient suffering and devout courage is truly inspiring . “ A tavern chair , " said Johnson , 2 " is the throne of human ...
Stran xi
... John- son first as a writer and then as a scholar ; and after the publication of the Dictionary his rise to a ruling position in the world of letters was comparatively rapid . With the foundation of the Literary Club he became the ...
... John- son first as a writer and then as a scholar ; and after the publication of the Dictionary his rise to a ruling position in the world of letters was comparatively rapid . With the foundation of the Literary Club he became the ...
Stran xiii
... John- son's life . At the outset he was confronted with a serious difficulty , for Johnson was fifty - three years old when Bos- well first met him and the history of those years had to be reconstructed while Boswell was laboriously ...
... John- son's life . At the outset he was confronted with a serious difficulty , for Johnson was fifty - three years old when Bos- well first met him and the history of those years had to be reconstructed while Boswell was laboriously ...
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