Boswell's Life of Johnson, Količina 5A. Constable and Company, 1903 |
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... truth , or hurt himself by telling what is not true . ' BOSWELL : ' A man often shows his writings to people of eminence , to obtain from them , either from their good - nature , or from their not being able to tell the truth firmly , a ...
... truth , or hurt himself by telling what is not true . ' BOSWELL : ' A man often shows his writings to people of eminence , to obtain from them , either from their good - nature , or from their not being able to tell the truth firmly , a ...
Stran 103
... truth , in the account which is given of almost everything . I told Mrs. Thrale , " You have so little anxiety about truth , that you never tax your memory with the exact thing . ' Now , what is the use of the memory to truth , if one ...
... truth , in the account which is given of almost everything . I told Mrs. Thrale , " You have so little anxiety about truth , that you never tax your memory with the exact thing . ' Now , what is the use of the memory to truth , if one ...
Stran 146
... truth : " Physical truth is when you tell a thing as it actually is . Moral truth is when you tell a thing sincerely and precisely as it appears to you . I say such a one walked across the street ; if he really did so , I told a physical ...
... truth : " Physical truth is when you tell a thing as it actually is . Moral truth is when you tell a thing sincerely and precisely as it appears to you . I say such a one walked across the street ; if he really did so , I told a physical ...
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acquaintance admirable affectionate afterwards appeared asked Beauclerk believe Bishop Bolt Court Burke called character consider conversation dear sir death dined drink Edwards elegant eminent entertained excellent expressed favour Fleet Street Garrick gentleman give happy hear heard honour hope humble servant humour JAMES BOSWELL Johnson kind lady Langton learning letter Levett liberty Lichfield literary Lives London Lord Bathurst Lord Bolingbroke Lord Camden Lord Marchmont Lordship LUCY PORTER madam manner Marchmont ment mentioned mind Miss never night observed occasion once opinion perhaps pleased pleasure poetry Poets Pope praise pretty woman received recollect remark respect SAMUEL JOHNSON Scotland Sir Joshua Reynolds Streatham suppose sure talked tell thing thought Thrale tion told truth Various Readings verse WARREN HASTINGS Whig Wilkes wine wish words write written wrote young