Boswell's Life of Johnson, Količina 1A. Constable and Company, 1903 |
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... particular persons are barren and useless . If a life be delayed till interest and envy are at an end , we may hope for impartiality , but must expect little intelligence ; for the incidents which give excellence to biography are of a ...
... particular persons are barren and useless . If a life be delayed till interest and envy are at an end , we may hope for impartiality , but must expect little intelligence ; for the incidents which give excellence to biography are of a ...
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... particular inconveniences by particular favours . ' Here we have an early example of that brilliant and energetic expression which upon innumerable occa- sions in his subsequent life justly impressed the world with the highest ...
... particular inconveniences by particular favours . ' Here we have an early example of that brilliant and energetic expression which upon innumerable occa- sions in his subsequent life justly impressed the world with the highest ...
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... particular incidents , or with the writing of particular parts of his works . To some this minute attention may appear trifling ; but when we consider the punctilious exactness with which the different houses in which Milton resided ...
... particular incidents , or with the writing of particular parts of his works . To some this minute attention may appear trifling ; but when we consider the punctilious exactness with which the different houses in which Milton resided ...
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