Boswell's Life of Johnson: Life (v.l, 1709-1765; v.2 1765-1776; v.3, 1776-1780; v.4, 1780-1784)Clarendon Press, 1887 |
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Zadetki 1–5 od 67
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... gave him an account of a conversation which had passed between me and Captain Cook , the day before , at dinner at Sir John Pringle's3 ; and he was much pleased with the conscien- tious accuracy of that celebrated circumnavigator , who ...
... gave him an account of a conversation which had passed between me and Captain Cook , the day before , at dinner at Sir John Pringle's3 ; and he was much pleased with the conscien- tious accuracy of that celebrated circumnavigator , who ...
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... gave far more frequent reprimands to the want of a band , or to the hair tied in a queue , than to important irregularities . A man might be a drunkard , a debauchee , and yet long escape the Proctor's animadversion ; but no virtue ...
... gave far more frequent reprimands to the want of a band , or to the hair tied in a queue , than to important irregularities . A man might be a drunkard , a debauchee , and yet long escape the Proctor's animadversion ; but no virtue ...
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... gave himself silently up to his grief , and fell in a few years a victim to it . ' In a second note ( ii . 22 ) he says : - ' The poor man could never subdue his grief on account of his son's death . ' Aetat . 67. ] The projected ...
... gave himself silently up to his grief , and fell in a few years a victim to it . ' In a second note ( ii . 22 ) he says : - ' The poor man could never subdue his grief on account of his son's death . ' Aetat . 67. ] The projected ...
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... gave us one of the many sketches of character which were treasured in his mind , and which he was wont to produce quite unexpectedly in a very entertaining manner . ' I lately , ( said he , ) received a letter from the East Indies ...
... gave us one of the many sketches of character which were treasured in his mind , and which he was wont to produce quite unexpectedly in a very entertaining manner . ' I lately , ( said he , ) received a letter from the East Indies ...
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... gave Theophilus Cibber , who was then in prison , ten guineas , to allow Mr. Cibber to be put upon the title - page , as the authour ; by this , a double imposition was intended : in the first place , ' Boswell , post , under March 30 ...
... gave Theophilus Cibber , who was then in prison , ten guineas , to allow Mr. Cibber to be put upon the title - page , as the authour ; by this , a double imposition was intended : in the first place , ' Boswell , post , under March 30 ...
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Boswell's Life of Johnson: Together with Boswell's Journal of a ..., Količina 3 James Boswell Prikaz kratkega opisa - 1934 |
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