Boswell's Life of Johnson, Količina 2Times Book Club, 1912 |
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Stran 27
... allow to historians . " There are ( said he ) inexcusable lies , and consecrated lies . For instance , we are told that on the arrival of the news of the unfortunate battle of Fontenoy , every heart beat and every eye was in tears . Now ...
... allow to historians . " There are ( said he ) inexcusable lies , and consecrated lies . For instance , we are told that on the arrival of the news of the unfortunate battle of Fontenoy , every heart beat and every eye was in tears . Now ...
Stran 40
... allow , that there is no reason why that should be done by me which every other man may do with equal reason , and which , indeed , no man can do properly , without some very particular relation both to the Archbishop and to you . If I ...
... allow , that there is no reason why that should be done by me which every other man may do with equal reason , and which , indeed , no man can do properly , without some very particular relation both to the Archbishop and to you . If I ...
Stran 44
... allow that there may be , and have been , in- stances of pensions given and received upon liberal and honourable terms . Thus , then , it is clear , that there was nothing inconsistent or humiliating in Johnson's accepting of a pension ...
... allow that there may be , and have been , in- stances of pensions given and received upon liberal and honourable terms . Thus , then , it is clear , that there was nothing inconsistent or humiliating in Johnson's accepting of a pension ...
Stran 53
... allowed that he was a man of literature , and had considerably improved the arts of reading and speaking with dis- tinctness and propriety . Besides , Johnson should have recollected that Mr. Sheridan taught pronunciation to Mr ...
... allowed that he was a man of literature , and had considerably improved the arts of reading and speaking with dis- tinctness and propriety . Besides , Johnson should have recollected that Mr. Sheridan taught pronunciation to Mr ...
Stran 63
... allow me to sit and hear you . ' He seemed pleased with this compliment , which I sincerely paid him , and answered , ' Sir , I am obliged to any man who visits me . ' I have preserved the following short minute of what passed this day ...
... allow me to sit and hear you . ' He seemed pleased with this compliment , which I sincerely paid him , and answered , ' Sir , I am obliged to any man who visits me . ' I have preserved the following short minute of what passed this day ...
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