Boswell's Life of Johnson (abridged)Houghton Mifflin, 1917 - 228 strani |
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... opinion . Naturally the intimate details of Johnson's life , the de- tails of his personal appearance , and any descriptions of his ways of speaking and thinking are interesting and valu- able . For an immense collection of these ...
... opinion . Naturally the intimate details of Johnson's life , the de- tails of his personal appearance , and any descriptions of his ways of speaking and thinking are interesting and valu- able . For an immense collection of these ...
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... opinion the Publick has confirmed , was the best encouragement for me to persevere in my purpose of pro- ducing the whole of my stores . In one respect , this Work will , in some passages , be different from the former . In my Tour , I ...
... opinion the Publick has confirmed , was the best encouragement for me to persevere in my purpose of pro- ducing the whole of my stores . In one respect , this Work will , in some passages , be different from the former . In my Tour , I ...
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... opinion which he has given , 1 that every man's life may be best written by himself ; had he employed in the preservation of his own history , that clearness of nar- ration and elegance of language in which he has embalmed 2 so many ...
... opinion which he has given , 1 that every man's life may be best written by himself ; had he employed in the preservation of his own history , that clearness of nar- ration and elegance of language in which he has embalmed 2 so many ...
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... opinion , that minute particulars are frequently char- acteristick , and always amusing , when they relate to a dis- tinguished man . I am therefore exceedingly unwilling that any thing , however slight , which my illustrious friend ...
... opinion , that minute particulars are frequently char- acteristick , and always amusing , when they relate to a dis- tinguished man . I am therefore exceedingly unwilling that any thing , however slight , which my illustrious friend ...
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... opinion of the generality of mankind , is attended with contempt and dis- grace . But let not little men triumph upon knowing that John- son was an HYPOCHONDRIACK , was subject to what the learned , philosophical , and pious Dr. Cheyne1 ...
... opinion of the generality of mankind , is attended with contempt and dis- grace . But let not little men triumph upon knowing that John- son was an HYPOCHONDRIACK , was subject to what the learned , philosophical , and pious Dr. Cheyne1 ...
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