Boswell's Life of Johnson, Količina 1Dodge Publishing Company, 1896 - 6 strani |
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Stran 208
... lordship the Plan of his Dictionary , had behaved to him in such a man- ner as to excite his contempt and indignation . The world has been for many years amused with a story confidently told , and as confidently repeated with addi ...
... lordship the Plan of his Dictionary , had behaved to him in such a man- ner as to excite his contempt and indignation . The world has been for many years amused with a story confidently told , and as confidently repeated with addi ...
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... Lordship . To be so distinguished is an honour , which , being very little accustomed to favours from the great , I know not well how to receive , or in what terms to acknowledge . ' When , upon some slight encouragement , I first ...
... Lordship . To be so distinguished is an honour , which , being very little accustomed to favours from the great , I know not well how to receive , or in what terms to acknowledge . ' When , upon some slight encouragement , I first ...
Stran 217
... Lordship had nothing of that violence which is a conspicuous feature in the composition . Finding that my illus- trious friend could bear to have it supposed that it might be meant for him , I said , laughingly , that there was one ...
... Lordship had nothing of that violence which is a conspicuous feature in the composition . Finding that my illus- trious friend could bear to have it supposed that it might be meant for him , I said , laughingly , that there was one ...
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