Life of JohnsonOxford University Press, 1953 - 1491 páginas |
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... instance of Johnson's was quoted , and thought to have at least equal excellence . Here , then , is an example of Boswell's capacity for working up his material . There is no alteration in the core of the story , no attempt to paint the ...
... instance of Johnson's was quoted , and thought to have at least equal excellence . Here , then , is an example of Boswell's capacity for working up his material . There is no alteration in the core of the story , no attempt to paint the ...
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... instance of a double talent , of which Johnson was fully conscious . Sir Joshua Reynolds heard him say , ' There are two things which I am con- fident I can do very well : one is an introduction to any literary work , stating what it is ...
... instance of a double talent , of which Johnson was fully conscious . Sir Joshua Reynolds heard him say , ' There are two things which I am con- fident I can do very well : one is an introduction to any literary work , stating what it is ...
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... instance , than not to feel the want of them . JOHNSON . ' No , Sir ; fine clothes are good only as they supply the want of other means of procuring respect . Was Charles the Twelfth , think you , less respected for his coarse blue coat ...
... instance , than not to feel the want of them . JOHNSON . ' No , Sir ; fine clothes are good only as they supply the want of other means of procuring respect . Was Charles the Twelfth , think you , less respected for his coarse blue coat ...
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Part of a Review of Graingers Sugar Cane a Poem in the London | 16 |
Life of Samuel Johnson | 19 |
The False Alarm acknowl | 431 |
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