Life of JohnsonOxford University Press, 1927 |
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... whole , you perceived all the shades which mingled in the grand com- position ; all the little peculiarities and slight blemishes which marked the literary Colossus . Your very warm commendation of the specimen which I gave in my ...
... whole , you perceived all the shades which mingled in the grand com- position ; all the little peculiarities and slight blemishes which marked the literary Colossus . Your very warm commendation of the specimen which I gave in my ...
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... whole truth is not always to be exposed . This , however , I have managed so as to occasion no diminution of the pleasure which my book should afford ; though malignity may sometimes be disappointed of its gratifications . I am , my ...
... whole truth is not always to be exposed . This , however , I have managed so as to occasion no diminution of the pleasure which my book should afford ; though malignity may sometimes be disappointed of its gratifications . I am , my ...
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... whole of my manuscript , and make such remarks as were greatly for the advantage of the Work ; though it is but fair to him to mention , that upon many occasions I differed from him , and followed my own judgement . I regret exceedingly ...
... whole of my manuscript , and make such remarks as were greatly for the advantage of the Work ; though it is but fair to him to mention , that upon many occasions I differed from him , and followed my own judgement . I regret exceedingly ...
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... whole . I wish , indeed , some few gross expressions had been softened , and a few of our hero's foibles had been a little more shaded ; but it is useful to see the weaknesses incident to great minds ; and you have given us Dr ...
... whole . I wish , indeed , some few gross expressions had been softened , and a few of our hero's foibles had been a little more shaded ; but it is useful to see the weaknesses incident to great minds ; and you have given us Dr ...
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... whole tenor of what he uttered would have been found equally excellent . His strong , clear , and animated enforcement of religion , morality , loyalty , and subordination , while it delights and im- proves the wise and the good , will ...
... whole tenor of what he uttered would have been found equally excellent . His strong , clear , and animated enforcement of religion , morality , loyalty , and subordination , while it delights and im- proves the wise and the good , will ...
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