The Life of Samuel Johnson, LL. D.: With Critical Observations on His WorksJ. & A. Arch, 1795 - 307 páginas |
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... elegance of tafte . He writes without much feeling or fentiment ; his work is heavy , cold , and prolix ; but we discover in it many gleams of good fenfe , 7 • and openings of humanity , fometimes checked by ignorance A ij [ 3 ] kind ...
... elegance of tafte . He writes without much feeling or fentiment ; his work is heavy , cold , and prolix ; but we discover in it many gleams of good fenfe , 7 • and openings of humanity , fometimes checked by ignorance A ij [ 3 ] kind ...
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... elegance of language ; and is more ftrongly marked by the defiderium chari capitis , which is the first feature of af- fectionate remembrance . He was peculi- liarly fitted for the tafk of recording the sayings and actions of this ...
... elegance of language ; and is more ftrongly marked by the defiderium chari capitis , which is the first feature of af- fectionate remembrance . He was peculi- liarly fitted for the tafk of recording the sayings and actions of this ...
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... elegance and good breeding . Of Mifs Molly Afton , who was afterwards married to Captain Brodie of the Navy , he used to speak with the warmest ad- miration . Molly " ( faid he ) was a 66 66 beauty and a scholar , a wit and a whig , and ...
... elegance and good breeding . Of Mifs Molly Afton , who was afterwards married to Captain Brodie of the Navy , he used to speak with the warmest ad- miration . Molly " ( faid he ) was a 66 66 beauty and a scholar , a wit and a whig , and ...
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... elegance ; neither is it marked by any character of ftyle , which would lead to a difcovery of the tranflator , from an acquaintance with his latter productions . It has , however , been justly remarked by Mr. Bofwell , that the Preface ...
... elegance ; neither is it marked by any character of ftyle , which would lead to a difcovery of the tranflator , from an acquaintance with his latter productions . It has , however , been justly remarked by Mr. Bofwell , that the Preface ...
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... elegance , upon writing paper , of a duodecimo fize , and was completed in eight volumes . Soon after the first folio edition was concluded , it was published in four octavo volumes ; and Johnfon lived to see a juft tribute of ...
... elegance , upon writing paper , of a duodecimo fize , and was completed in eight volumes . Soon after the first folio edition was concluded , it was published in four octavo volumes ; and Johnfon lived to see a juft tribute of ...
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