Boswell's Life of Johnson ...H. Frowde, 1904 |
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... I had this anecdote from Dr. Adams , and Dr. Johnson confirmed it . Bramston , in his Man of Taste , has the same thought : ' Sure , of all blockheads , scholars are the worst . ' 1730 ] A NEST OF SINGING - BIRDS 51 I.
... I had this anecdote from Dr. Adams , and Dr. Johnson confirmed it . Bramston , in his Man of Taste , has the same thought : ' Sure , of all blockheads , scholars are the worst . ' 1730 ] A NEST OF SINGING - BIRDS 51 I.
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... sure he told me that Mr. Cave was the first publisher by whom his pen was engaged in London . He had a little money when he came to town , and he knew how he could live in the cheapest manner . His first lodgings were at the house of Mr ...
... sure he told me that Mr. Cave was the first publisher by whom his pen was engaged in London . He had a little money when he came to town , and he knew how he could live in the cheapest manner . His first lodgings were at the house of Mr ...
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... Sure , thou art an errour of nature , and an exception to the rest of thy sex , and art immortal ; for sentiments like thine were never to sink into nothing . I thought all the thoughts of the fair had been to select the graces of the ...
... Sure , thou art an errour of nature , and an exception to the rest of thy sex , and art immortal ; for sentiments like thine were never to sink into nothing . I thought all the thoughts of the fair had been to select the graces of the ...
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... but , if you think there is a probability of obtaining the favour asked , I am sure your humanity , and propensity to relieve merit in distress , will incline you to serve the poor 1738 ] HIS WISH TO PRACTISE LAW 91 man ,
... but , if you think there is a probability of obtaining the favour asked , I am sure your humanity , and propensity to relieve merit in distress , will incline you to serve the poor 1738 ] HIS WISH TO PRACTISE LAW 91 man ,
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... sure to rush into his mind ; and , for this reason , any com- pany , any employment whatever , he preferred to being alone . The great business of his life ( he said ) was to escape from himself ; this disposition he considered as the ...
... sure to rush into his mind ; and , for this reason , any com- pany , any employment whatever , he preferred to being alone . The great business of his life ( he said ) was to escape from himself ; this disposition he considered as the ...
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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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