The Life of Samuel Johnson, LL. D.: Comprehending an Account of His Studies and Numerous Works, in Chronological Order; a Series of His Epistolatory 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 Near Half a Century During which He Flourished, Volume 2T. Cadell and W. Davies, 1807 |
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... shew such modesty and candour as deserve great praise . " I hope the worthy translator goes diligently for- ward . He has a higher reward in prospect than any honours which this world can bestow . I wish I could be useful to him . " The ...
... shew such modesty and candour as deserve great praise . " I hope the worthy translator goes diligently for- ward . He has a higher reward in prospect than any honours which this world can bestow . I wish I could be useful to him . " The ...
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... shew her that I was as Johnsonian as herself . Dr. Johnson had probably been kind enough to speak well of me , for this evening he delivered me a very polite card from Mr. Thrale and her , inviting me to Streatham . On the 6th of ...
... shew her that I was as Johnsonian as herself . Dr. Johnson had probably been kind enough to speak well of me , for this evening he delivered me a very polite card from Mr. Thrale and her , inviting me to Streatham . On the 6th of ...
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... shew- ing it as to things in this life , take death and futurity as objects on which to display it . " JOHNSON . " That is mighty foolish affectation . Fear is one of the passions of human nature , of which it is impossible to divest it ...
... shew- ing it as to things in this life , take death and futurity as objects on which to display it . " JOHNSON . " That is mighty foolish affectation . Fear is one of the passions of human nature , of which it is impossible to divest it ...
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... shew me no passage where there is simply a description of material ob- jects , without any intermixture of moral notions , which produces such an effect . " Mr. Murphy men- tioned Shakspeare's description of the night before the battle ...
... shew me no passage where there is simply a description of material ob- jects , without any intermixture of moral notions , which produces such an effect . " Mr. Murphy men- tioned Shakspeare's description of the night before the battle ...
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... shew how terrour is impressed on the human heart . In the description of night in Macbeth , the beetle and the bat detract from the general idea of darkness , inspissated gloom . " Politicks being mentioned , he said , " This peti- 86 ...
... shew how terrour is impressed on the human heart . In the description of night in Macbeth , the beetle and the bat detract from the general idea of darkness , inspissated gloom . " Politicks being mentioned , he said , " This peti- 86 ...
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The Life of Samuel Johnson, LL.D.: Comprehending an Account of His ..., Volume 2 James Boswell,Samuel Johnson Visualização integral - 1791 |
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