Life of JohnsonOxford University Press, 1953 - 1491 páginas |
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... never rapid , and he never stagnates . His sentences have neither studied amplitude , nor affected brevity : his periods , though not diligently rounded , are voluble and easy . Whoever wishes to attain an English style , familiar but ...
... never rapid , and he never stagnates . His sentences have neither studied amplitude , nor affected brevity : his periods , though not diligently rounded , are voluble and easy . Whoever wishes to attain an English style , familiar but ...
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... never thought upon the subject.'1 BOSWELL . I suppose , Sir , he has thought superficially , and seized the first notions which occurred to his mind . ' JOHNSON . ' Why then , Sir , still he is like a dog , that snatches the piece next ...
... never thought upon the subject.'1 BOSWELL . I suppose , Sir , he has thought superficially , and seized the first notions which occurred to his mind . ' JOHNSON . ' Why then , Sir , still he is like a dog , that snatches the piece next ...
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... never been born , or had never died . So it would have been better for this nation if Lord Bute had never been minister , or had never resigned . ' In the evening we went to the Town - hall , which was converted into a temporary theatre ...
... never been born , or had never died . So it would have been better for this nation if Lord Bute had never been minister , or had never resigned . ' In the evening we went to the Town - hall , which was converted into a temporary theatre ...
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Dedication to Sir Joshua Reynolds | 1 |
Advertisement to the Third Edition | 9 |
Life of Samuel Johnson | 19 |
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