Boswell's Life of Johnson, Količina 5A. Constable and Company, 1903 |
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... acquainted with Mr. John Wesley ; for though I differed from him in some points , I admired his various talents , and loved his pious zeal . At my request , there- fore , Dr. Johnson gave me a letter of introduction to him . to TO THE ...
... acquainted with Mr. John Wesley ; for though I differed from him in some points , I admired his various talents , and loved his pious zeal . At my request , there- fore , Dr. Johnson gave me a letter of introduction to him . to TO THE ...
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... acquaintance of ours , whose manners and everything about him , though expensive , were coarse , he said , ' Sir , you see in him vulgar prosperity . ' A foreign minister of no very high talents , who had been in his company for a ...
... acquaintance of ours , whose manners and everything about him , though expensive , were coarse , he said , ' Sir , you see in him vulgar prosperity . ' A foreign minister of no very high talents , who had been in his company for a ...
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... acquaintance for acuteness of wit , one to whom I think the French ex- pression , Il petille d'esprit , is particularly suited . He has gratified me by mentioning that he heard Dr. Johnson say , ' Sir , if I were to lose Boswell , it ...
... acquaintance for acuteness of wit , one to whom I think the French ex- pression , Il petille d'esprit , is particularly suited . He has gratified me by mentioning that he heard Dr. Johnson say , ' Sir , if I were to lose Boswell , it ...
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