Boswell's Life of Johnson, Količina 3A. Constable and Company, 1903 |
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... speak as broad as a certain prosperous member of Parliament from that country ; though it has been well observed , that ' it has been of no small use to him ; as it rouses the attention of the House by its uncommonness : and is equal to ...
... speak as broad as a certain prosperous member of Parliament from that country ; though it has been well observed , that ' it has been of no small use to him ; as it rouses the attention of the House by its uncommonness : and is equal to ...
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... speaking . ' Action can have no effect upon reasonable minds . It may augment noise , but it never can enforce argument . If you speak to a dog , you use action ; you hold up your hand thus , because he is a brute ; and in proportion as ...
... speaking . ' Action can have no effect upon reasonable minds . It may augment noise , but it never can enforce argument . If you speak to a dog , you use action ; you hold up your hand thus , because he is a brute ; and in proportion as ...
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... speak in public ? ' JOHNSON : ' Because there may be i other reasons for a man's not speaking in public than want of resolution : he may have nothing to say ( laughing ) . Whereas , sir , you know courage is reckoned the greatest of all ...
... speak in public ? ' JOHNSON : ' Because there may be i other reasons for a man's not speaking in public than want of resolution : he may have nothing to say ( laughing ) . Whereas , sir , you know courage is reckoned the greatest of all ...
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