Life of JohnsonOxford University Press, 1953 - 1491 páginas |
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... recollect to have passed many evenings with fewer objections . " " Though of no high extraction himself , he had much respect for birth and family , especially among ladies . He said , " adventi- tious accomplishments may be possessed ...
... recollect to have passed many evenings with fewer objections . " " Though of no high extraction himself , he had much respect for birth and family , especially among ladies . He said , " adventi- tious accomplishments may be possessed ...
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... recollect , that you set out with attacking the Scotch ; so you got a whole nation for your enemies . ' JOHNSON . ' Why , I own , that by my definition of oats I meant to vex them . ' BOSWELL . ' Pray , Sir , can you trace the cause of ...
... recollect , that you set out with attacking the Scotch ; so you got a whole nation for your enemies . ' JOHNSON . ' Why , I own , that by my definition of oats I meant to vex them . ' BOSWELL . ' Pray , Sir , can you trace the cause of ...
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... recollect only Thrale's . He observed , " There is a wicked inclination in most people to suppose an old man decayed in his intellects . If a young or middle - aged man , when leaving a company , does not recollect where he laid his hat ...
... recollect only Thrale's . He observed , " There is a wicked inclination in most people to suppose an old man decayed in his intellects . If a young or middle - aged man , when leaving a company , does not recollect where he laid his hat ...
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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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