Life of JohnsonOxford University Press, 1953 - 1491 páginas |
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... talked of the melancholy end of a gentleman3 who had destroyed himself . JOHNSON . ' It was owing to imaginary diffi- culties in his affairs , which , had he talked with any friend , would soon have vanished . ' BOSWELL . ' Do you think ...
... talked of the melancholy end of a gentleman3 who had destroyed himself . JOHNSON . ' It was owing to imaginary diffi- culties in his affairs , which , had he talked with any friend , would soon have vanished . ' BOSWELL . ' Do you think ...
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... talked alike to all . ' Some people ( said he ) , tell you that they let themselves down to the capacity of their hearers . I never do that . I speak uniformly , in as intelligible a manner as I can . ' ' Well , my boy , how do you go ...
... talked alike to all . ' Some people ( said he ) , tell you that they let themselves down to the capacity of their hearers . I never do that . I speak uniformly , in as intelligible a manner as I can . ' ' Well , my boy , how do you go ...
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... talked of than Pope , and Homer is less talked of than Virgil ; but they are not less admired . We must read what the world reads at the moment . It has been maintained that this superfotation , this teeming of the press in modern times ...
... talked of than Pope , and Homer is less talked of than Virgil ; but they are not less admired . We must read what the world reads at the moment . It has been maintained that this superfotation , this teeming of the press in modern times ...
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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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