Boswell's Life of Johnson, Količina 1Oxford University Press, H. Milford, 1924 - 1384 strani |
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... reason I had to hope for the countenance of that venerable Gentleman to this Work , will appear from what he wrote to me upon a former occasion from Oxford , November 17 , 1785 : - -- Dear Sir , I hazard this letter , not knowing where ...
... reason I had to hope for the countenance of that venerable Gentleman to this Work , will appear from what he wrote to me upon a former occasion from Oxford , November 17 , 1785 : - -- Dear Sir , I hazard this letter , not knowing where ...
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... That the strength of his understanding , the accuracy of his discernment , and ardour of his curiosity , might have been remarked from his infancy , by a diligent observer , 1709 ] ANECDOTES 27 there is no reason to doubt.
... That the strength of his understanding , the accuracy of his discernment , and ardour of his curiosity , might have been remarked from his infancy , by a diligent observer , 1709 ] ANECDOTES 27 there is no reason to doubt.
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... reason , the disturbance or obscuration of that faculty was the evil most to be dreaded . Insanity , therefore , was the object of his most dismal apprehension ; and he fancied himself seized by it , or approaching to it , at the very ...
... reason , the disturbance or obscuration of that faculty was the evil most to be dreaded . Insanity , therefore , was the object of his most dismal apprehension ; and he fancied himself seized by it , or approaching to it , at the very ...
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... reason ; and that the Creator doth not appear partial in his distributions , but has balanced , in most countries , their particular inconveniences by particular favours . ' Here we have an early example of that brilliant and energetick ...
... reason ; and that the Creator doth not appear partial in his distributions , but has balanced , in most countries , their particular inconveniences by particular favours . ' Here we have an early example of that brilliant and energetick ...
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James Boswell Edmond Malone. 1735 ] JOHNSON'S MARRIAGE 65 I know not for what reason the marriage ceremony was not performed at Birmingham ; but a resolution was taken that it should be at Derby , for which place the bride and bridegroom ...
James Boswell Edmond Malone. 1735 ] JOHNSON'S MARRIAGE 65 I know not for what reason the marriage ceremony was not performed at Birmingham ; but a resolution was taken that it should be at Derby , for which place the bride and bridegroom ...
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