Boswell's Life of Johnson, Količina 1Times Book Club, 1912 |
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... doubt ; for there is no instance of any man whose history has been minutely related that did not in every part of life discover the same proportion of intellectual vigour . ' In all such investigations it is certainly unwise to pay too ...
... doubt ; for there is no instance of any man whose history has been minutely related that did not in every part of life discover the same proportion of intellectual vigour . ' In all such investigations it is certainly unwise to pay too ...
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... doubt of the truth of this anecdote , for she had heard it from his mother . So difficult is it to obtain an authentic rela- tion of facts , and such authority may there be for error ; for he assured me , that his father made the verses ...
... doubt of the truth of this anecdote , for she had heard it from his mother . So difficult is it to obtain an authentic rela- tion of facts , and such authority may there be for error ; for he assured me , that his father made the verses ...
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... doubt , from a proper pride . But , considering his ascetic disposition at times , as acknow- ledged by himself in his Meditations , and the exaggera- tions with which some have treated the peculiarities of his character , I should not ...
... doubt , from a proper pride . But , considering his ascetic disposition at times , as acknow- ledged by himself in his Meditations , and the exaggera- tions with which some have treated the peculiarities of his character , I should not ...
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... doubt the authenticity of this account by the following circumstantial statement in a letter to me from Miss Seward , of Lichfield : - ' I know those verses were addressed to Lucy Porter , when he was enamoured of her in his boyish days ...
... doubt the authenticity of this account by the following circumstantial statement in a letter to me from Miss Seward , of Lichfield : - ' I know those verses were addressed to Lucy Porter , when he was enamoured of her in his boyish days ...
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... doubt that Johnson , though he thus showed a manly firmness , proved a most affectionate and indulgent husband to the last moment of Mrs. Johnson's life : and in his Prayers and Meditations , we find very remarkable evidence that his ...
... doubt that Johnson , though he thus showed a manly firmness , proved a most affectionate and indulgent husband to the last moment of Mrs. Johnson's life : and in his Prayers and Meditations , we find very remarkable evidence that his ...
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