Boswell's Life of Johnson ...H. Frowde, 1904 |
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... consider- able a portion of the wisdom and wit of the brightest ornament of the eighteenth century , ' I have largely pro- vided for the instruction and entertainment of mankind.- London , April 20 , 1791 . ADVERTISEMENT TO THE SECOND ...
... consider- able a portion of the wisdom and wit of the brightest ornament of the eighteenth century , ' I have largely pro- vided for the instruction and entertainment of mankind.- London , April 20 , 1791 . ADVERTISEMENT TO THE SECOND ...
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... consider his extraordinary endowments , or his various works , has been equalled by few in any age , is an arduous , and may be reckoned in me a presumptuous task . Had Dr. Johnson written his own life , in conformity with the opinion ...
... consider his extraordinary endowments , or his various works , has been equalled by few in any age , is an arduous , and may be reckoned in me a presumptuous task . Had Dr. Johnson written his own life , in conformity with the opinion ...
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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 so ...
... 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 so ...
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... ve said can't from the town affright , Consider other dangers of the night ; When brickbats are from upper stories thrown , And emptied chamberpots come pouring down From garret windows , ' 82 THE PUBLICATION OF LONDON [ 1738 There is one.
... ve said can't from the town affright , Consider other dangers of the night ; When brickbats are from upper stories thrown , And emptied chamberpots come pouring down From garret windows , ' 82 THE PUBLICATION OF LONDON [ 1738 There is one.
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... consider that he was then only in his twenty - ninth year , and had yet been so little in the ' busy haunts of men . ' 6 Yet , while we admire the poetical excellence of this poem , candour obliges us to allow , that the flame of ...
... consider that he was then only in his twenty - ninth year , and had yet been so little in the ' busy haunts of men . ' 6 Yet , while we admire the poetical excellence of this poem , candour obliges us to allow , that the flame of ...
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BOSWELLS LIFE OF JOHNSON, Količina 3 James 1740-1795 Boswell,George Birkbeck Norman 1835-1903 Hill Predogled ni na voljo - 2016 |
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