Boswell's Life of Johnson, Količina 2H. Frowde, 1904 - 704 strani |
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... once a week . ' 6 We talked of education at great schools ; the advantages and disadvantages of which Johnson displayed in a luminous manner ; but his arguments preponderated so much in favour of the benefit which a boy of good parts ...
... once a week . ' 6 We talked of education at great schools ; the advantages and disadvantages of which Johnson displayed in a luminous manner ; but his arguments preponderated so much in favour of the benefit which a boy of good parts ...
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... with which his accounts of some of them started out in conversation , was not less pleasing than sur- prizing . I remember he once observed to me , ' It is wonder- 1776 ] JOHNSON'S VARIOUS ACQUAINTANCE 19 15 ful , Sir.
... with which his accounts of some of them started out in conversation , was not less pleasing than sur- prizing . I remember he once observed to me , ' It is wonder- 1776 ] JOHNSON'S VARIOUS ACQUAINTANCE 19 15 ful , Sir.
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... once a week 1 . ' Volumes would be required to contain a list of his numerous and various acquaintance , none of whom he ever forgot ; and could describe and discriminate them all with precision and vivacity . He associated with persons ...
... once a week 1 . ' Volumes would be required to contain a list of his numerous and various acquaintance , none of whom he ever forgot ; and could describe and discriminate them all with precision and vivacity . He associated with persons ...
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... once these twenty years . The tide of life has driven us different ways . ' I was sorry at the time to hear this ; but whoever quits the creeks of private connections , and fairly gets into the great ocean of London , will , by ...
... once these twenty years . The tide of life has driven us different ways . ' I was sorry at the time to hear this ; but whoever quits the creeks of private connections , and fairly gets into the great ocean of London , will , by ...
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... once observed to me , ' Whatever opinion Johnson maintains , I will not say that he convinces me ; but he never fails to shew me , that he has good reasons for it . ' I have heard Johnson pay his Lordship this high compli- ment : ' I ...
... once observed to me , ' Whatever opinion Johnson maintains , I will not say that he convinces me ; but he never fails to shew me , that he has good reasons for it . ' I have heard Johnson pay his Lordship this high compli- ment : ' I ...
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