Boswell's Life of JohnsonOxford University Press, 1904 - 704 strani |
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Stran xii
... attention the first hasty ' lives ' of Johnson , Boswell could afford to be indif- ferent ; but there were two rivals upon whom he looked with some misgiving . Both of them had specific advant- ages over him . Both were English , and ...
... attention the first hasty ' lives ' of Johnson , Boswell could afford to be indif- ferent ; but there were two rivals upon whom he looked with some misgiving . Both of them had specific advant- ages over him . Both were English , and ...
Stran xxi
... attention to the disposal of the flower in the midst of the foliage used to set it off . It would be erroneous to assume that this instance is typical . It is a somewhat un- pleasant anecdote in need of amelioration before it can be ...
... attention to the disposal of the flower in the midst of the foliage used to set it off . It would be erroneous to assume that this instance is typical . It is a somewhat un- pleasant anecdote in need of amelioration before it can be ...
Stran 1
... attention by a person of the first eminence in the age in which he lived , whose company has been universally courted , I am justified in availing myself of the usual privilege of a Dedication , when I mention that there has been a long ...
... attention by a person of the first eminence in the age in which he lived , whose company has been universally courted , I am justified in availing myself of the usual privilege of a Dedication , when I mention that there has been a long ...
Stran 27
... attention to incidents which the credulous relate with eager satisfaction , and the more scrupulous or witty en- quirer considers only as topicks of ridicule : Yet there is a traditional story of the infant Hercules of toryism , so ...
... attention to incidents which the credulous relate with eager satisfaction , and the more scrupulous or witty en- quirer considers only as topicks of ridicule : Yet there is a traditional story of the infant Hercules of toryism , so ...
Stran 46
... attention directed to the arrangement , to the style , and other excellencies of composition ; that the mind being thus engaged by an amusing variety of objects , may not grow weary . ' He communicated to me the following particulars ...
... attention directed to the arrangement , to the style , and other excellencies of composition ; that the mind being thus engaged by an amusing variety of objects , may not grow weary . ' He communicated to me the following particulars ...
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