Boswell's Life of Johnson (abridged)Houghton Mifflin, 1917 - 228 strani |
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... particular attention by a person of the first eminence in the age in which he lived , whose company has been uni- versally courted , I am justified in availing myself of the usual privilege of a Dedication , when I mention that there ...
... particular attention by a person of the first eminence in the age in which he lived , whose company has been uni- versally courted , I am justified in availing myself of the usual privilege of a Dedication , when I mention that there ...
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... particular , on which it has become necessary to speak very plainly . I have , therefore , in this Work been more reserved ; and though I tell nothing but the truth , I have still kept in my mind that the whole truth is not always to be ...
... particular , on which it has become necessary to speak very plainly . I have , therefore , in this Work been more reserved ; and though I tell nothing but the truth , I have still kept in my mind that the whole truth is not always to be ...
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... particular persons are barren and useless . If a life be delayed till interest and envy are at an end , we may hope for impartiality , but must expect little intelligence ; for the incidents which give excellence to biography are of a ...
... particular persons are barren and useless . If a life be delayed till interest and envy are at an end , we may hope for impartiality , but must expect little intelligence ; for the incidents which give excellence to biography are of a ...
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... particular , which can throw light on the progress of his mind , is interesting . That he was remarkable , even in his earliest years , may easily be sup- posed ; for to use his own words in his Life of Syden- ham , " That the strength ...
... particular , which can throw light on the progress of his mind , is interesting . That he was remarkable , even in his earliest years , may easily be sup- posed ; for to use his own words in his Life of Syden- ham , " That the strength ...
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... particular course of his reading while at Oxford , and during the time of vacation which he passed at home , cannot be traced . Enough has been said of his irregular mode of study . He told me that from his earliest years he loved to ...
... particular course of his reading while at Oxford , and during the time of vacation which he passed at home , cannot be traced . Enough has been said of his irregular mode of study . He told me that from his earliest years he loved to ...
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