The Life of Samuel Johnson, LL.D.: Comprehending an Account of His Studies and Numerous Works, in Chronological Order; a Series of His Epistolary Correspondence and Conversations with Many Eminent Persons; and Various Original Pieces of His Composition, Never Before Published: the Whole Exhibiting a View of Literature and Literary Men in Great Britain, for Nearly Half a Century During which He Flourished, Band 1G. Routledge & Company, Farringdon Street, 1857 - 300 Seiten |
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... nature of the work in other respects , as it consists of innu- merable detached particulars , all which , even the most minute , I have spared no pains to ascertain with a scrupulous authenticity , has occasioned a degree of trouble far ...
... nature of the work in other respects , as it consists of innu- merable detached particulars , all which , even the most minute , I have spared no pains to ascertain with a scrupulous authenticity , has occasioned a degree of trouble far ...
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... me , in my moments of self - complacency , that this extensive biographical work , however inferior in its nature , may in one respect be VOL . I. assimilated to the " Odyssey . " Amidst a thousand MR . BOSWELL'S ADVERTISEMENTS . ΧΧΙ.
... me , in my moments of self - complacency , that this extensive biographical work , however inferior in its nature , may in one respect be VOL . I. assimilated to the " Odyssey . " Amidst a thousand MR . BOSWELL'S ADVERTISEMENTS . ΧΧΙ.
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... nature and by habit , that to restrain the effusion of delight , on having obtained such fame , to me would be truly painful . Why then should I suppress it ? Why " out of the abundance of the heart " should I not speak ? Let me then ...
... nature and by habit , that to restrain the effusion of delight , on having obtained such fame , to me would be truly painful . Why then should I suppress it ? Why " out of the abundance of the heart " should I not speak ? Let me then ...
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... nature . That the conversation of a celebrated man , if his talents have been exerted in conversation , will best display his character , is , I trust , too well established in the judgment of mankind to be at all shaken by a sneering ...
... nature . That the conversation of a celebrated man , if his talents have been exerted in conversation , will best display his character , is , I trust , too well established in the judgment of mankind to be at all shaken by a sneering ...
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... nature , has not forgot in his account of Catiline to remark , that his walk was now quick , and again slow , as an indication of a mind revolving with violent commotion . Thus the story of Melancthon affords a striking lecture on the ...
... nature , has not forgot in his account of Catiline to remark , that his walk was now quick , and again slow , as an indication of a mind revolving with violent commotion . Thus the story of Melancthon affords a striking lecture on the ...
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