Boswell's Life of Johnson: Life (v.l, 1709-1765; v.2 1765-1776; v.3, 1776-1780; v.4, 1780-1784)Clarendon Press, 1887 |
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... means wholly thrown away . I was trained by it in the duties of an editor , and by studying 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 studying 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 un- conscious of the pointed effects 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 imputation . But it ...
... means as simply un- conscious of the pointed effects 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 imputation . But it ...
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... mean leading , as in an orchestra , by play- ing the first fiddle ; but leading as one does in examining a witness - start- ing 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 play- ing the first fiddle ; but leading as one does in examining a witness - start- ing topics , and making him pursue them . ' Ib . Sept. 28. One day he recorded I did not exert myself to get Dr ...
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... means as I should be so exceed- ingly 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 ! how strange is it that , at this very time ...
... means as I should be so exceed- ingly 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 ! how strange is it that , at this very time ...
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... mean , and it must be owned he has a degree of brutality , and a ten- dency 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 brutality , and a ten- dency 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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