Life of JohnsonOxford University Press, 1953 - 1491 páginas |
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... mean thing . JOHNSON . ' Why , Sir , it is making a very mean use of a man's powers . But to be a good mimick ... means to assume . He goes out of himself , without going into other people . He cannot take off any person unless he ...
... mean thing . JOHNSON . ' Why , Sir , it is making a very mean use of a man's powers . But to be a good mimick ... means to assume . He goes out of himself , without going into other people . He cannot take off any person unless he ...
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... mean genteel moral characters . ' ' I think ( said Hicky , ) gentility and morality are inseparable . ' BOSWELL . ' By no means , Sir . The genteelest characters are often the most immoral . Does not Lord Chesterfield give precepts for ...
... mean genteel moral characters . ' ' I think ( said Hicky , ) gentility and morality are inseparable . ' BOSWELL . ' By no means , Sir . The genteelest characters are often the most immoral . Does not Lord Chesterfield give precepts for ...
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... means of doing good , and produces so much inability to resist evil , both natural and moral , that it is by all virtuous means to be avoided . Consider a man whose fortune is very narrow ; whatever be his rank by birth , or whatever ...
... means of doing good , and produces so much inability to resist evil , both natural and moral , that it is by all virtuous means to be avoided . Consider a man whose fortune is very narrow ; whatever be his rank by birth , or whatever ...
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Dedication to Sir Joshua Reynolds | 1 |
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Life of Samuel Johnson | 19 |
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