Boswell's Life of Johnson, Količina 1Oxford University Press, H. Milford, 1924 - 1384 strani |
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... conversation , such thoughts were 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 ...
... conversation , such thoughts were 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 ...
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... conversation . This Essay ' is a short but masterly performance . We find him in No. 13 of his Rambler , censuring a profligate sentiment in that Account ; ' and again insisting upon it strenuously in conversation * . An account of the ...
... conversation . This Essay ' is a short but masterly performance . We find him in No. 13 of his Rambler , censuring a profligate sentiment in that Account ; ' and again insisting upon it strenuously in conversation * . An account of the ...
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... conversation no less delighted him ; and he cultivated his acquaintance with the laudable zeal of one who was ambitious of general improvement . Sir Joshua , indeed , was lucky enough at their very first meet- ing to make a remark ...
... conversation no less delighted him ; and he cultivated his acquaintance with the laudable zeal of one who was ambitious of general improvement . Sir Joshua , indeed , was lucky enough at their very first meet- ing to make a remark ...
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... conversation , of men devoted to letters ; how they would choose their companions , how they would direct their studies , and how they would regulate their lives . Let me know what you expected , and what you have found . At least ...
... conversation , of men devoted to letters ; how they would choose their companions , how they would direct their studies , and how they would regulate their lives . Let me know what you expected , and what you have found . At least ...
Stran 239
... conversation indeed , did not discover much of the fire of a poet ; but it was recollected , that both Addison and Thomson were equally dull till excited by wine . Akenside having been informed of this imposition , vindicated his right ...
... conversation indeed , did not discover much of the fire of a poet ; but it was recollected , that both Addison and Thomson were equally dull till excited by wine . Akenside having been informed of this imposition , vindicated his right ...
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