Boswell's Life of Johnson, Količina 2H. Frowde, 1904 - 704 strani |
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... instances might be adduced . He said , ' It is commonly a weak man who marries for love . ' We then talked of marrying women of fortune ; and I mentioned a common remark , that a man may be , upon the whole , richer by marrying a woman ...
... instances might be adduced . He said , ' It is commonly a weak man who marries for love . ' We then talked of marrying women of fortune ; and I mentioned a common remark , that a man may be , upon the whole , richer by marrying a woman ...
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... instances to refute this will occur to all who are versed in the history of literature . 6 He gave us one of the many sketches of character which were treasured in his mind , and which he was wont to pro- duce quite unexpectedly in a ...
... instances to refute this will occur to all who are versed in the history of literature . 6 He gave us one of the many sketches of character which were treasured in his mind , and which he was wont to pro- duce quite unexpectedly in a ...
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... instances in an age . There is a strange rout made about deep play whereas you have many more people ruined by adventurous trade , and yet we do not hear such an outcry against it . ' THRALE . There may be few people absolutely ruined ...
... instances in an age . There is a strange rout made about deep play whereas you have many more people ruined by adventurous trade , and yet we do not hear such an outcry against it . ' THRALE . There may be few people absolutely ruined ...
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... instance of partiality . ' He mentioned what had passed upon the subject of the Monthly and Critical Reviews , in the conversation with which his Majesty had honoured him . He expatiated a little more on them this evening . The Monthly ...
... instance of partiality . ' He mentioned what had passed upon the subject of the Monthly and Critical Reviews , in the conversation with which his Majesty had honoured him . He expatiated a little more on them this evening . The Monthly ...
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... instance , ambition is a noble passion ; but by seeing upon the stage , that a man who is so excessively ambitious as to raise himself by injustice , is punished , we are terrified at the fatal consequences of such a passion . In the ...
... instance , ambition is a noble passion ; but by seeing upon the stage , that a man who is so excessively ambitious as to raise himself by injustice , is punished , we are terrified at the fatal consequences of such a passion . In the ...
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