Boswell's Life of Johnson, Količina 6A. Constable and Company, Limited, 1901 |
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Stran 23
... praise to George Buchanan as a writer . In a conver- sation concerning the literary merits of the two countries , in which Buchanan was introduced , a Scotchman , imagining that on this ground he should have an undoubted triumph over ...
... praise to George Buchanan as a writer . In a conver- sation concerning the literary merits of the two countries , in which Buchanan was introduced , a Scotchman , imagining that on this ground he should have an undoubted triumph over ...
Stran 24
... praise to his friend Dr. Burney's elegant and entertaining travels , and told Mr. Seward that he had them in his eye , when writing his Journey to the Western Islands of Scotland . Such was his sensibility , and so much was he affected ...
... praise to his friend Dr. Burney's elegant and entertaining travels , and told Mr. Seward that he had them in his eye , when writing his Journey to the Western Islands of Scotland . Such was his sensibility , and so much was he affected ...
Stran 25
... praising too little or too much . The boundless panegyrics which have been lavished upon the Chinese learning , policy , and arts , show with what power novelty attracts regard , and how naturally esteem swells into admiration . ' I am ...
... praising too little or too much . The boundless panegyrics which have been lavished upon the Chinese learning , policy , and arts , show with what power novelty attracts regard , and how naturally esteem swells into admiration . ' I am ...
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... praising him , - See him again , ' said Beauclerk . His respect for the hierarchy , and particularly the dignitaries of the Church , has been more than once exhibited in the course of this work . Mr. Seward saw him presented to the ...
... praising him , - See him again , ' said Beauclerk . His respect for the hierarchy , and particularly the dignitaries of the Church , has been more than once exhibited in the course of this work . Mr. Seward saw him presented to the ...
Stran 59
... praise ; but added , ' Sir , he is a cursed Whig , a bottomless Whig , as they all are now . ' I mentioned my expectations from the interest of an eminent person then in power ; adding , ' but I have no claim but the claim of friendship ...
... praise ; but added , ' Sir , he is a cursed Whig , a bottomless Whig , as they all are now . ' I mentioned my expectations from the interest of an eminent person then in power ; adding , ' but I have no claim but the claim of friendship ...
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