Boswell's Life of Johnson, Količina 2Times Book Club, 1912 |
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Stran 33
... literary performance is difficult of proof ; seldom is there any witness present at its birth . A man either in confidence or by improper means obtains possession of a copy of it in manuscript , and boldly publishes it as his own . The ...
... literary performance is difficult of proof ; seldom is there any witness present at its birth . A man either in confidence or by improper means obtains possession of a copy of it in manuscript , and boldly publishes it as his own . The ...
Stran 42
... literary merit , who had been honoured with no mark of royal favour in the preceding reign . His present Majesty's education in this country , as well as his taste and beneficence , prompted him to be the patron of science and the arts ...
... literary merit , who had been honoured with no mark of royal favour in the preceding reign . His present Majesty's education in this country , as well as his taste and beneficence , prompted him to be the patron of science and the arts ...
Stran 43
... literary merit ; and that certainly the definitions in his Dictionary were not applicable to him . Johnson , it should seem , was satisfied , for he did not call again till he had accepted the pension , and waited on Lord Bute to thank ...
... literary merit ; and that certainly the definitions in his Dictionary were not applicable to him . Johnson , it should seem , was satisfied , for he did not call again till he had accepted the pension , and waited on Lord Bute to thank ...
Stran 56
... Literary , London , 1791 , vol . ii . 8vo , p . 317 . This is well reasoned and well expressed . I wish , indeed , that the ingenious author had not thought it necessary to introduce any instance of a man eminently virtuous ' ; as he ...
... Literary , London , 1791 , vol . ii . 8vo , p . 317 . This is well reasoned and well expressed . I wish , indeed , that the ingenious author had not thought it necessary to introduce any instance of a man eminently virtuous ' ; as he ...
Stran 57
... literary performances have no inconsiderable share of merit . He was a friendly and very hospitable man . Both he and his wife ( who has been celebrated for her beauty ) , though upon the stage for many years , maintained a uniform ...
... literary performances have no inconsiderable share of merit . He was a friendly and very hospitable man . Both he and his wife ( who has been celebrated for her beauty ) , though upon the stage for many years , maintained a uniform ...
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Boswell's Life of Johnson (Volume 1 of 3) (EasyRead Super Large 18pt Edition) James Boswell Omejen predogled - 1962 |
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