Boswell's Life of JohnsonHumphrey Milford, Oxford University Press, 1922 |
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... consider as the peculiar value of the following work , is , the quantity it contains of Johnson's conversa- tion ; which is universally acknowledged to have been eminently instructive and entertaining ; and of which the specimens that I ...
... consider as the peculiar value of the following work , is , the quantity it contains of Johnson's conversa- tion ; which is universally acknowledged to have been eminently instructive and entertaining ; and of which the specimens that I ...
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... consider that this delight is perceptible only by ' a mind at ease , ' a mind at once calm and clear ; but that a mind gloomy and impetuous like that of Johnson , cannot be fixed for any length of time in minute attention , and must be ...
... consider that this delight is perceptible only by ' a mind at ease , ' a mind at once calm and clear ; but that a mind gloomy and impetuous like that of Johnson , cannot be fixed for any length of time in minute attention , and must be ...
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... consider him as carrying on both his Dictionary and Rambler . But he also wrote The Life of Cheynel , * in the miscellany called The Student ; and the Reverend Dr. Douglas having , with un- common acuteness , clearly detected a gross ...
... consider him as carrying on both his Dictionary and Rambler . But he also wrote The Life of Cheynel , * in the miscellany called The Student ; and the Reverend Dr. Douglas having , with un- common acuteness , clearly detected a gross ...
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... consider as not unworthy of an immortal spirit . ' Surely this is inconsistent with ' enmity towards Milton , ' which Sir John Hawkins imputes to Johnson upon this occasion , adding , ' I could all along observe that Johnson seemed to ...
... consider as not unworthy of an immortal spirit . ' Surely this is inconsistent with ' enmity towards Milton , ' which Sir John Hawkins imputes to Johnson upon this occasion , adding , ' I could all along observe that Johnson seemed to ...
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... consider the loss of my wife , whom thou hast taken from me , that it may dispose me , by thy grace , to lead the residue of my life in thy fear . Grant this , O LORD , for JESUS CHRIST's sake . Amen . ' He now relieved the drudgery of ...
... consider the loss of my wife , whom thou hast taken from me , that it may dispose me , by thy grace , to lead the residue of my life in thy fear . Grant this , O LORD , for JESUS CHRIST's sake . Amen . ' He now relieved the drudgery of ...
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