Boswell's Life of Johnson, Količina 6A. Constable and Company, Limited, 1901 |
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... means which he did not approve . Had he in his early life been in Scotland , and seen the worthy , sensible , independent gentlemen , who live rationally and hospitably at home , he never could have enter- tained such unfavourable and ...
... means which he did not approve . Had he in his early life been in Scotland , and seen the worthy , sensible , independent gentlemen , who live rationally and hospitably at home , he never could have enter- tained such unfavourable and ...
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... means of one of his friends , a proof that his talents , as well as his obliging service to authors , were ready as ever . He had revised The Village , an admirable poem , by the Reverend Mr. Crabbe . Its sentiments as to the false ...
... means of one of his friends , a proof that his talents , as well as his obliging service to authors , were ready as ever . He had revised The Village , an admirable poem , by the Reverend Mr. Crabbe . Its sentiments as to the false ...
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... mean by coming among us ? He is not only dull himself , but the cause of dulness in others . ' Trying him by the test of his colloquial powers , Johnson had found him very defec- tive . He once said to Sir Joshua Reynolds , " This man ...
... mean by coming among us ? He is not only dull himself , but the cause of dulness in others . ' Trying him by the test of his colloquial powers , Johnson had found him very defec- tive . He once said to Sir Joshua Reynolds , " This man ...
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... means anything ridiculous or particular about him might be presented to his view , and corrected . ' I observed , he must have been a bold laugher who would have ventured to tell Dr. Johnson of any of his particularities.1 Having ...
... means anything ridiculous or particular about him might be presented to his view , and corrected . ' I observed , he must have been a bold laugher who would have ventured to tell Dr. Johnson of any of his particularities.1 Having ...
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... means , what had been originally effort became familiar and easy . The consequence of this , Sir Joshua observed , was , that his common conversation in all companies was such as to secure him universal attention , as something above ...
... means , what had been originally effort became familiar and easy . The consequence of this , Sir Joshua observed , was , that his common conversation in all companies was such as to secure him universal attention , as something above ...
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