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... manner , which opinion the publick has confirmed , was the best encouragement for me to per- severe in my purpose of producing the whole of my stores . In one respect this work will , in some passages , be different from the former . In ...
... manner , which opinion the publick has confirmed , was the best encouragement for me to per- severe in my purpose of producing the whole of my stores . In one respect this work will , in some passages , be different from the former . In ...
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... manners , the chief charm of Boswell's work would have been de- stroyed by a more artificial structure . And it is in this that the merit of the book before us mainly consists ; for in its miscellaneous pages there is ever - and - again ...
... manners , the chief charm of Boswell's work would have been de- stroyed by a more artificial structure . And it is in this that the merit of the book before us mainly consists ; for in its miscellaneous pages there is ever - and - again ...
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... manner , committed to writing many particulars of the progress of his mind and fortunes , he never had per- severing diligence enough to form them into a regular composition . Of these memorials a few have been pre- served ; but the ...
... manner , committed to writing many particulars of the progress of his mind and fortunes , he never had per- severing diligence enough to form them into a regular composition . Of these memorials a few have been pre- served ; but the ...
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... manners or behaviour of their heroes , that more knowledge may be gained of a man's real character by a short conversation with one of his servants , than from a formal and studied narrative , begun with his pedigree , and ended with ...
... manners or behaviour of their heroes , that more knowledge may be gained of a man's real character by a short conversation with one of his servants , than from a formal and studied narrative , begun with his pedigree , and ended with ...
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... manner of objects , whe- ther of nature or of art , with a nicety that is rarely to be found . When he and I were travelling in the High- lands of Scotland , and I pointed out to him a mountain which I observed resembled a cone , he ...
... manner of objects , whe- ther of nature or of art , with a nicety that is rarely to be found . When he and I were travelling in the High- lands of Scotland , and I pointed out to him a mountain which I observed resembled a cone , he ...
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The Life of Samuel Johnson, LL.D.: Comprehending an Account of His ..., Volume 1 James Boswell Visualização integral - 1857 |
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