Boswell's Life of Johnson, Količina 5 |
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... shall have passed away ; and no other memorial of this great and good man shall remain but the following Journal , the other anecdotes and letters preserved by his friends , and those incomparable works , which have for many years ...
... shall have passed away ; and no other memorial of this great and good man shall remain but the following Journal , the other anecdotes and letters preserved by his friends , and those incomparable works , which have for many years ...
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If he could order matters so , as to pass some time in Edinburgh , about the close of the summer session , and then visit some of the Highland scenes , I am confident he would be pleased with the grand features of nature in many parts ...
If he could order matters so , as to pass some time in Edinburgh , about the close of the summer session , and then visit some of the Highland scenes , I am confident he would be pleased with the grand features of nature in many parts ...
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He was cheerful , obliging , and instructive ; he was charitable to the poor ; and many an agreeable hour have I passed with him ' : I have preserved some · He is referring to Beattie's Essay on Truth . See post , Oct. 1 , and ante ...
He was cheerful , obliging , and instructive ; he was charitable to the poor ; and many an agreeable hour have I passed with him ' : I have preserved some · He is referring to Beattie's Essay on Truth . See post , Oct. 1 , and ante ...
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I have preserved nothing of what passed , except that Dr. Johnson displayed another of his heterodox opinions , -a contempt of tragick acting ' . He said , the action of all players in tragedy is bad . It should be a man's study to ...
I have preserved nothing of what passed , except that Dr. Johnson displayed another of his heterodox opinions , -a contempt of tragick acting ' . He said , the action of all players in tragedy is bad . It should be a man's study to ...
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No , Sir ; witchcraft had ceased ; and therefore an act of parliament was passed to prevent persecution for what was not witchcraft . Why it ceased , we cannot tell , as we cannot tell the reason of many other things .
No , Sir ; witchcraft had ceased ; and therefore an act of parliament was passed to prevent persecution for what was not witchcraft . Why it ceased , we cannot tell , as we cannot tell the reason of many other things .
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