Boswell's Life of Johnson, Količina 6Times Book Club, 1912 |
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... reason for his going on thus : ' Fox never talks in private company ; not from any deter- mination not to talk , but because he has not the first motion . A man who is used to the applause of the House of Commons , has no wish for that ...
... reason for his going on thus : ' Fox never talks in private company ; not from any deter- mination not to talk , but because he has not the first motion . A man who is used to the applause of the House of Commons , has no wish for that ...
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... reason . 1 Were I to insert all the stories which had been told of contests boldly maintained with him , imaginary victories obtained over him , of reducing him to silence , and of making him own that his antagonist had the better of ...
... reason . 1 Were I to insert all the stories which had been told of contests boldly maintained with him , imaginary victories obtained over him , of reducing him to silence , and of making him own that his antagonist had the better of ...
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... reason . It was , however , pro- bably owing to his having had in his view the worst part of the Scottish nation , the needy adventurers , many of whom he thought were advanced above their merits by means which he did not approve . Had ...
... reason . It was , however , pro- bably owing to his having had in his view the worst part of the Scottish nation , the needy adventurers , many of whom he thought were advanced above their merits by means which he did not approve . Had ...
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... reason why any person should exert himself for a man who has written a good book : he has not written it for any individual . I may as well make a present to a postman who brings me a letter . When patronage was limited , an author ...
... reason why any person should exert himself for a man who has written a good book : he has not written it for any individual . I may as well make a present to a postman who brings me a letter . When patronage was limited , an author ...
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... reason why Dr. Johnson collected the peels of squeezed oranges , may be found in the 358th Letter in Mrs. Piozzi's Collection , where it appears that he recommended ' dried orange - peel , finely powdered , ' as a medicine . what is ...
... reason why Dr. Johnson collected the peels of squeezed oranges , may be found in the 358th Letter in Mrs. Piozzi's Collection , where it appears that he recommended ' dried orange - peel , finely powdered , ' as a medicine . what is ...
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