Boswell's Life of Johnson, Količina 5Times Book Club, 1912 |
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... language , and we all feared him . ' JOHNSON ( to Edwards ) : ' From your having practised the law long , sir , I presume you must be rich . ' EDWARDS : ' No , sir ; I got a good deal of money , but I had a number of poor relations to ...
... language , and we all feared him . ' JOHNSON ( to Edwards ) : ' From your having practised the law long , sir , I presume you must be rich . ' EDWARDS : ' No , sir ; I got a good deal of money , but I had a number of poor relations to ...
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... language , which in this instance , and indeed on almost all occasions , he displayed . It was well observed by Dr. Percy , now Bishop of Dromore , ' The con- versation of Johnson is strong and clear , and may be compared to an antique ...
... language , which in this instance , and indeed on almost all occasions , he displayed . It was well observed by Dr. Percy , now Bishop of Dromore , ' The con- versation of Johnson is strong and clear , and may be compared to an antique ...
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... language ; but in common language it is understood to mean prose . ' ' 1 [ Dr. Johnson is here perfectly correct , and is supported by the usage of preceding writers . So in Musarum Delicia , a collection of poems , 8vo , 1656 ( the ...
... language ; but in common language it is understood to mean prose . ' ' 1 [ Dr. Johnson is here perfectly correct , and is supported by the usage of preceding writers . So in Musarum Delicia , a collection of poems , 8vo , 1656 ( the ...
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... language to mean prose , only from this , that there is so much more prose written than poetry ; as when we say a book , prose is understood for the same reason , though a book may as well be in poetry as in prose . We understand what ...
... language to mean prose , only from this , that there is so much more prose written than poetry ; as when we say a book , prose is understood for the same reason , though a book may as well be in poetry as in prose . We understand what ...
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... , like the book of Ruth or Job . ' ROBERTSON : Would you , Dr. Johnson , who are master of the English language , but try your hand upon a part of it . ' JOHN- SON : ' Sir , you could not read it ET . 69 ] LIFE OF DR . JOHNSON 35.
... , like the book of Ruth or Job . ' ROBERTSON : Would you , Dr. Johnson , who are master of the English language , but try your hand upon a part of it . ' JOHN- SON : ' Sir , you could not read it ET . 69 ] LIFE OF DR . JOHNSON 35.
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