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 their power , from envy , jealousy , and perversity of disposition ; and not gaining themselves , would hate and oppose all who did not loving the person of the prince , and conceiving they owed him little gratitude , from the mere ...
... shew their power , from envy , jealousy , and perversity of disposition ; and not gaining themselves , would hate and oppose all who did not loving the person of the prince , and conceiving they owed him little gratitude , from the mere ...
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... shew the peculiar turn and habit of his mind . " He used frequently to observe , that there was more to be endured than enjoyed , in the general con- dition of human life ; and frequently quoted those lines of Dryden : " Strange ...
... shew the peculiar turn and habit of his mind . " He used frequently to observe , that there was more to be endured than enjoyed , in the general con- dition of human life ; and frequently quoted those lines of Dryden : " Strange ...
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... shew some learning upon this occasion . You must shew , that a schoolmaster has a prescriptive right to beat ; and that an action of assault and battery cannot be adınitted against him unless there is some great excess , some barbarity ...
... shew some learning upon this occasion . You must shew , that a schoolmaster has a prescriptive right to beat ; and that an action of assault and battery cannot be adınitted against him unless there is some great excess , some barbarity ...
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... knowledge of books . 7 Mr. Paterson , in a pamphlet , produced some evidence to shew that his work was written before Sterne's ' Sentimental Journey ' appeared . * [ Mr. Boswell's note here being rather short , 178 THE LIFE OF.
... knowledge of books . 7 Mr. Paterson , in a pamphlet , produced some evidence to shew that his work was written before Sterne's ' Sentimental Journey ' appeared . * [ Mr. Boswell's note here being rather short , 178 THE LIFE OF.
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... shew that he understood what might be urged for it . " On Friday , April 10 , I dined with him at General Oglethorpe's , where we found Dr. Goldsmith . Armorial bearings having been mentioned , John- son said they were as ancient as the ...
... shew that he understood what might be urged for it . " On Friday , April 10 , I dined with him at General Oglethorpe's , where we found Dr. Goldsmith . Armorial bearings having been mentioned , John- son said they were as ancient as the ...
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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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