Boswell's Life of Johnson, Količina 1Henry Frowde, 1904 - 704 strani |
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... consider his extraordinary endowments , or his various works , has been equalled by few in any age , is an arduous , and may be reckoned in me a presumptuous task . Had Dr. Johnson written his own life , in conformity with the opinion ...
... consider his extraordinary endowments , or his various works , has been equalled by few in any age , is an arduous , and may be reckoned in me a presumptuous task . Had Dr. Johnson written his own life , in conformity with the opinion ...
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... consider as the peculiar value of the following work , is , the quantity it contains of Johnson's conversa- tion ; which is universally acknowledged to have been eminently instructive and entertaining ; and of which the specimens that I ...
... consider as the peculiar value of the following work , is , the quantity it contains of Johnson's conversa- tion ; which is universally acknowledged to have been eminently instructive and entertaining ; and of which the specimens that I ...
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... consider that this delight is perceptible only by a mind at ease , ' a mind at once calm and clear ; but that a mind gloomy and impetuous like that of Johnson , cannot be fixed for any length of time in minute attention , and must be so ...
... consider that this delight is perceptible only by a mind at ease , ' a mind at once calm and clear ; but that a mind gloomy and impetuous like that of Johnson , cannot be fixed for any length of time in minute attention , and must be so ...
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... ve said can't from the town affright , Consider other dangers of the night ; When brickbats are from upper stories thrown , And emptied chamberpots come pouring down From garret windows . 82 THE PUBLICATION OF LONDON [ 1738 There is one.
... ve said can't from the town affright , Consider other dangers of the night ; When brickbats are from upper stories thrown , And emptied chamberpots come pouring down From garret windows . 82 THE PUBLICATION OF LONDON [ 1738 There is one.
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... consider this address , if it be agreeable to you , as one of the rewards of merit ; and if otherwise , as one of the inconveniences of eminence . 6 However you shall receive it , my design cannot be disappointed ; because this publick ...
... consider this address , if it be agreeable to you , as one of the rewards of merit ; and if otherwise , as one of the inconveniences of eminence . 6 However you shall receive it , my design cannot be disappointed ; because this publick ...
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