Boswell's Life of JohnsonScribner's Sons, 1917 - 574 strani |
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Stran v
... mind an old habit , common enough , I dare say , among its devotees , of opening the book at random , and reading wherever the eye falls upon a passage of especial interest . All such passages , I hope , have been retained , and enough ...
... mind an old habit , common enough , I dare say , among its devotees , of opening the book at random , and reading wherever the eye falls upon a passage of especial interest . All such passages , I hope , have been retained , and enough ...
Stran viii
... then , in some measure , realize the difficulty of Boswell's performance . When his work appeared Boswell himself said : ' The stretch of mind and INTRODUCTION ix prompt assiduity by which so many conversations are viii INTRODUCTION.
... then , in some measure , realize the difficulty of Boswell's performance . When his work appeared Boswell himself said : ' The stretch of mind and INTRODUCTION ix prompt assiduity by which so many conversations are viii INTRODUCTION.
Stran xiv
... mind and conviction which is neces- sary to him who is everybody's friend . His friendships included all classes and all ages . He was a great favorite with children , and knew how to meet them , from little four - months - old Veronica ...
... mind and conviction which is neces- sary to him who is everybody's friend . His friendships included all classes and all ages . He was a great favorite with children , and knew how to meet them , from little four - months - old Veronica ...
Stran xv
... minds upon his , and he set in motion for them ideas which they might use . But the intelligence of genius is profounder and more personal than mere ideas . It has within it some- thing energic , expansive , propulsive from mind to mind ...
... minds upon his , and he set in motion for them ideas which they might use . But the intelligence of genius is profounder and more personal than mere ideas . It has within it some- thing energic , expansive , propulsive from mind to mind ...
Stran xvii
... mind and stature was Olympian , but the odds against him were pro- portionate to his powers . Without fear or complaint , without boast or noise , he fairly joined issue with the world and overcame it . He scorned circumstance , and ...
... mind and stature was Olympian , but the odds against him were pro- portionate to his powers . Without fear or complaint , without boast or noise , he fairly joined issue with the world and overcame it . He scorned circumstance , and ...
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