Boswell's Life of Johnson, Količina 1Oxford University Press, H. Milford, 1924 - 1384 strani |
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... mentioned in it was the departure of Savage , the event was not antedated but foreseen ; for London was published in May , 1738 , and Savage did not set out for Wales till July , 1739. However well Johnson could defend the credibility ...
... mentioned in it was the departure of Savage , the event was not antedated but foreseen ; for London was published in May , 1738 , and Savage did not set out for Wales till July , 1739. However well Johnson could defend the credibility ...
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... mention one curious instance of his casual reading , when but a boy . Having imagined that his brother had hid some ... mentioned in some preface , as one of the restorers of learn- ing . His curiosity having been thus excited , he sat ...
... mention one curious instance of his casual reading , when but a boy . Having imagined that his brother had hid some ... mentioned in some preface , as one of the restorers of learn- ing . His curiosity having been thus excited , he sat ...
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... mentioned to him this account as given me by Dr. Adams , he said , ' Ah , Sir , I was mad and violent . It was bitterness which they mistook for frolick . I was miserably poor , and I thought to fight my way by my literature and my wit ...
... mentioned to him this account as given me by Dr. Adams , he said , ' Ah , Sir , I was mad and violent . It was bitterness which they mistook for frolick . I was miserably poor , and I thought to fight my way by my literature and my wit ...
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... mentioned in my last . If it be not therefore gone to Dodsley's , I beg it may be sent me by the penny - post , that I may have it in the evening . I have composed a Greek epigram to Eliza ' , and think she ought to be celebrated in as ...
... mentioned in my last . If it be not therefore gone to Dodsley's , I beg it may be sent me by the penny - post , that I may have it in the evening . I have composed a Greek epigram to Eliza ' , and think she ought to be celebrated in as ...
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... mentioned , and , in my opinion , did not do him justice ; but when it is considered that Paul Whitehead was a member of a riotous and profane club , we may account for Johnson's having a prejudice against him . Paul Whitehead was ...
... mentioned , and , in my opinion , did not do him justice ; but when it is considered that Paul Whitehead was a member of a riotous and profane club , we may account for Johnson's having a prejudice against him . Paul Whitehead was ...
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