Boswell's Life of Johnson, Količina 1A. Constable and Company, 1903 |
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Stran 143
... Language , was announced to the world by the publication of its Plan or Prospectus . How long this immense undertaking had been the object of his contemplation I do not know . I once asked him by what means he had attained to that ...
... Language , was announced to the world by the publication of its Plan or Prospectus . How long this immense undertaking had been the object of his contemplation I do not know . I once asked him by what means he had attained to that ...
Stran 175
... language conveys his meaning with equal force and perspicuity . It must , indeed , be allowed , that the structure of his sentences is expanded , and often has somewhat of the inversion of Latin ; and that he delighted to express ...
... language conveys his meaning with equal force and perspicuity . It must , indeed , be allowed , that the structure of his sentences is expanded , and often has somewhat of the inversion of Latin ; and that he delighted to express ...
Stran 264
... languages , to be further in- formed of the revolution of a people so ancient , and once so illustrious . ' What relation there is between the Welsh and Irish language , or between the language of Ireland and that of Biscay , deserves ...
... languages , to be further in- formed of the revolution of a people so ancient , and once so illustrious . ' What relation there is between the Welsh and Irish language , or between the language of Ireland and that of Biscay , deserves ...
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