Boswell's Life of JohnsonOxford University Press, 1904 - 704 strani |
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Stran xii
... seemed to be louring upon his mind . As a woman of great personal charm and of a certain literary ability , she had so fascinated the old man that , after the death of her first husband , the notion sprang up that Johnson wished to make ...
... seemed to be louring upon his mind . As a woman of great personal charm and of a certain literary ability , she had so fascinated the old man that , after the death of her first husband , the notion sprang up that Johnson wished to make ...
Stran 32
... seemed to learn by intuition ; for though indolence and procrastina- tion were inherent in his constitution , whenever he made an exertion he did more than any one else . In short , he is a memorable instance of what has been often ...
... seemed to learn by intuition ; for though indolence and procrastina- tion were inherent in his constitution , whenever he made an exertion he did more than any one else . In short , he is a memorable instance of what has been often ...
Stran 41
... seemed very full of the merits of his son , and told the company he was a good scholar , and a poet , and wrote Latin verses . His figure and manner appeared strange to them ; but he behaved modestly , and sat silent , till upon ...
... seemed very full of the merits of his son , and told the company he was a good scholar , and a poet , and wrote Latin verses . His figure and manner appeared strange to them ; but he behaved modestly , and sat silent , till upon ...
Stran 89
... seemed ad probable that this was the school in contemplation ; and that Lord Gower erroneously supposed that the gentlemen who possessed the lands , out of which the revenues issued , were trustees of the charity . he ise Such was ...
... seemed ad probable that this was the school in contemplation ; and that Lord Gower erroneously supposed that the gentlemen who possessed the lands , out of which the revenues issued , were trustees of the charity . he ise Such was ...
Stran 98
... seemed to be much diverted with the feeble efforts of his unknown adversary , who , I hope , is alive to read this account . ' Now ( said he ) here is somebody who thinks he has vexed me sadly ; yet , if it had not been for you , you ...
... seemed to be much diverted with the feeble efforts of his unknown adversary , who , I hope , is alive to read this account . ' Now ( said he ) here is somebody who thinks he has vexed me sadly ; yet , if it had not been for you , you ...
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