Boswell's Life of Johnson, Količina 1Dodge Publishing Company, 1896 - 6 strani |
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James Boswell Augustine Birrell. judges on this subject , once observed to me that ' Johnson knew more books than any man alive . ' He had a peculiar facility in seizing at once what was valuable in any book without submitting to the ...
James Boswell Augustine Birrell. judges on this subject , once observed to me that ' Johnson knew more books than any man alive . ' He had a peculiar facility in seizing at once what was valuable in any book without submitting to the ...
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... once boasted myself with so much exultation , my Lord , — Your Lordship's most humble , most obedient servant , ' SAM . JOHNSON . ' 1 The following note is subjoined by Mr. Langton : - ' Dr. Johnson , when he gave me this copy of his ...
... once boasted myself with so much exultation , my Lord , — Your Lordship's most humble , most obedient servant , ' SAM . JOHNSON . ' 1 The following note is subjoined by Mr. Langton : - ' Dr. Johnson , when he gave me this copy of his ...
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... once asked him how he came to define Pastern the knee of a horse : instead of making an elaborate defence , as she ex- pected , he at once answered , ' Ignorance , madam , pure ignorance . ' His definition of Network has often been ...
... once asked him how he came to define Pastern the knee of a horse : instead of making an elaborate defence , as she ex- pected , he at once answered , ' Ignorance , madam , pure ignorance . ' His definition of Network has often been ...
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