Dr. Johnson's Table-talk: Containing Aphorisms on Literature, Life, and Manners, with Anecdotes of Distinguished Persons, Selected and Arranged from Mr. Boswell's Life of Johnson, Volumen2 |
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... curates being candidates for the higher ecclesiastical offices , according to
their merit and good behaviour . ” He explained the system of the English
Hierarchy exceedingly well . “ It is not thought fit ( said he ) to trust a man with the
care of a ...
... curates being candidates for the higher ecclesiastical offices , according to
their merit and good behaviour . ” He explained the system of the English
Hierarchy exceedingly well . “ It is not thought fit ( said he ) to trust a man with the
care of a ...
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... quality called taste , which consists merely in perception or in liking ? For
instance , we find people differ much as to what is the best style of English
composition . Some think Swift's the best ; others prefer a fuller and grander way
of writing .
... quality called taste , which consists merely in perception or in liking ? For
instance , we find people differ much as to what is the best style of English
composition . Some think Swift's the best ; others prefer a fuller and grander way
of writing .
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One night at the Club a translation of an Epitaph was produced which Lord
Elibank had written in English for his Lady , and requested of Johnson to turn into
Latin for him . Having read Domina de North et Gray , he said to Mr. Dyer , “ You
see ...
One night at the Club a translation of an Epitaph was produced which Lord
Elibank had written in English for his Lady , and requested of Johnson to turn into
Latin for him . Having read Domina de North et Gray , he said to Mr. Dyer , “ You
see ...
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Mr. Horne ( now Horno Tooke , Esq . ) published his “ Letter to Mr. Dunning on
the English Particle , Johnson read it ; and , though not treated in it with sufficient
respect , he had candour enough to say to Mr. Seward , “ Were I to make a new ...
Mr. Horne ( now Horno Tooke , Esq . ) published his “ Letter to Mr. Dunning on
the English Particle , Johnson read it ; and , though not treated in it with sufficient
respect , he had candour enough to say to Mr. Seward , “ Were I to make a new ...
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The conversation turning upon Mr. David Hume's style , Johnson said , Why , Sir ,
his style is not English ; the structure of his sentences is French . Now the French
structure and the English structure may , in the nature of things , be equally ...
The conversation turning upon Mr. David Hume's style , Johnson said , Why , Sir ,
his style is not English ; the structure of his sentences is French . Now the French
structure and the English structure may , in the nature of things , be equally ...
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| Título | Dr. Johnson's Table-talk: Containing Aphorisms on Literature, Life, and Manners, with Anecdotes of Distinguished Persons, Selected and Arranged from Mr. Boswell's Life of Johnson, Volumen2 Dr. Johnson's Table-talk: Containing Aphorisms on Literature, Life, and Manners, with Anecdotes of Distinguished Persons, Selected and Arranged from Mr. Boswell's Life of Johnson, Samuel Johnson |
| Autor | Samuel Johnson |
| Editor | J. Mawman, 1807 |
| Procedencia del original | Universidad de California |
| Digitalizado | 20 Abr. 2017 |
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