Boswell's Life of JohnsonOxford University Press, 1904 - 704 strani |
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... tion on the title - page from the Satires of Horace indicated his ambition to present the reader with ' omnis vita senis ' . readable ; to re- To pursue such an aim and yet remain omnis vita senis ' . cord , with legal precision and ...
... tion on the title - page from the Satires of Horace indicated his ambition to present the reader with ' omnis vita senis ' . readable ; to re- To pursue such an aim and yet remain omnis vita senis ' . cord , with legal precision and ...
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... tion . But it seems I judged too well of the world ; for , though I could scarcely believe it , I have been undoubtedly informed , that many persons , especially in distant quarters , not penetrating enough into Johnson's character , so ...
... tion . But it seems I judged too well of the world ; for , though I could scarcely believe it , I have been undoubtedly informed , that many persons , especially in distant quarters , not penetrating enough into Johnson's character , so ...
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... tion . Thus , " This day , & c . , An Examen of Mr. Pope's Essay , & c . , containing a succinct Account of the Philosophy of Mr. Leibnitz on the System of the Fatalists , with a Con- futation of their Opinions , and an Illustration of ...
... tion . Thus , " This day , & c . , An Examen of Mr. Pope's Essay , & c . , containing a succinct Account of the Philosophy of Mr. Leibnitz on the System of the Fatalists , with a Con- futation of their Opinions , and an Illustration of ...
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... tion ; ' † and , I think , the following pieces : Debate on the Proposal of Parliament to Cromwell , to assume the Title of King , abridged , modified , and digested ; ' † ' Translation of Abbé Guyon's Dissertation on the Amazons ...
... tion ; ' † and , I think , the following pieces : Debate on the Proposal of Parliament to Cromwell , to assume the Title of King , abridged , modified , and digested ; ' † ' Translation of Abbé Guyon's Dissertation on the Amazons ...
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... tion . As to the history of the unfortunate person , whose memoirs compose this work , it is certainly penned with equal accuracy and spirit , of which I am so much the better judge , as I know many of the facts mentioned to be strictly ...
... tion . As to the history of the unfortunate person , whose memoirs compose this work , it is certainly penned with equal accuracy and spirit , of which I am so much the better judge , as I know many of the facts mentioned to be strictly ...
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