Boswell's Life of Johnson, Količina 6A. Constable and Company, 1896 |
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... desires to see that of which he has read , but no man desires to read an account of what he has seen so much does description fall short of reality . Description only excites curiosity : seeing satisfies it . Other people may go and see ...
... desires to see that of which he has read , but no man desires to read an account of what he has seen so much does description fall short of reality . Description only excites curiosity : seeing satisfies it . Other people may go and see ...
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... desire you to see Mrs. Stewart once again , and tell her , that in the letter - case was a letter relating to me , for which I will give her , if she is willing to give it to me , another guinea . The letter is of consequence only to me ...
... desire you to see Mrs. Stewart once again , and tell her , that in the letter - case was a letter relating to me , for which I will give her , if she is willing to give it to me , another guinea . The letter is of consequence only to me ...
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... desire of im- provement having been once excited will not remain inactive ; and its efforts , unless assisted by knowledge , as much as they are prompted by zeal , will not unfrequently be found per- nicious ; so that the very persons ...
... desire of im- provement having been once excited will not remain inactive ; and its efforts , unless assisted by knowledge , as much as they are prompted by zeal , will not unfrequently be found per- nicious ; so that the very persons ...
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acquaintance ADAMS admirable afraid answered appeared Ashbourne asked asthma attention believe Bennet Langton Bishop BOSWELL Brocklesby Burke Burney character Club compliment consider conversation dear sir death dined disease dropsy edition eminent entertained expressed favour Francis Barber gentleman give glad happy honour Hoole hope humble servant instance JAMES BOSWELL kind lady Langton late learned less letter Lichfield literary live London Lord Lord Eliot Lordship LUCY PORTER Lusiad madam manner mentioned merit mind never obliged observed occasion once opinion Pembroke College perhaps person physicians pleased pleasure praise prayers reason received recollect remarkable respect Reverend Samuel Johnson Scotland seemed sick sincere Sir John Hawkins Sir Joshua Reynolds suppose sure talked tell things thought Thrale tion told verses William WILLIAM GERARD HAMILTON Windham wish wonderful write written wrote