The Portable Johnson & BoswellViking Press, 1947 - 762 Seiten Two great and vivid personalitites of English letters revealed in their most charactersitc writings; Johnson; critical essays, letters, poems: Boswell; Life of Johnson, Journal of a tour to the Hebrides, and the Dialogue with Rousseau, etc. |
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... better judge of cookery , than any who has a very person tolerable cook , but lives much at home ; for his palate is gradually adapted to the taste of his cook : whereas , Madam , in trying by a wider range , I can more exquisitely ...
... better judge of cookery , than any who has a very person tolerable cook , but lives much at home ; for his palate is gradually adapted to the taste of his cook : whereas , Madam , in trying by a wider range , I can more exquisitely ...
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... better , will be very angry , and resolve not to employ him ; whereas if people get the better of you in argument about him , they'll think , " We'll send for Dr. nevertheless . " This was an observation ****** deep and sure in human ...
... better , will be very angry , and resolve not to employ him ; whereas if people get the better of you in argument about him , they'll think , " We'll send for Dr. nevertheless . " This was an observation ****** deep and sure in human ...
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... better ? " JOHNSON . " Yes , Madam , to be sure I could make them better . Thought is better than no thought . " MISS ADAMS . " Do you think , Sir , you could make your Ramblers better ? " JOHNSON . " Certainly I could . " BOSWELL . " I ...
... better ? " JOHNSON . " Yes , Madam , to be sure I could make them better . Thought is better than no thought . " MISS ADAMS . " Do you think , Sir , you could make your Ramblers better ? " JOHNSON . " Certainly I could . " BOSWELL . " I ...
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Editors Introduction | 1 |
From The Life of Samuel Johnson | 41 |
From The Journal of a Tour to the Hebrides | 376 |
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