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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... on which it is given to him . To some men it is given on condition of not taking
liberties which other men may take without much harm , One may drink wine ,
and be nothing the worse 1 ness , I } are , for it ; on another , wine 12 TABLE
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... on which it is given to him . To some men it is given on condition of not taking
liberties which other men may take without much harm , One may drink wine ,
and be nothing the worse 1 ness , I } are , for it ; on another , wine 12 TABLE
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In the second class we have Marcus Antoninus ; this writer has given us a series
of reflections on his own life ; but his sentiments are so noble , his morality so
sublime , that his meditations are universally admired . In the third class we have
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In the second class we have Marcus Antoninus ; this writer has given us a series
of reflections on his own life ; but his sentiments are so noble , his morality so
sublime , that his meditations are universally admired . In the third class we have
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People seldom read a book which is given to them ; and few are given . The way
to spread a work is to sell it at a low price . No man will send to buy a thing that
costs even sixpence , without an intention to read it . ” - Boswell . “ May it not be ...
People seldom read a book which is given to them ; and few are given . The way
to spread a work is to sell it at a low price . No man will send to buy a thing that
costs even sixpence , without an intention to read it . ” - Boswell . “ May it not be ...
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... that Johnson always appeared not to be sufficiently sensible of the merit of
Otway . " Talking of Rochester's Poems , he said he had given them to Mr.
Steevens to castrate for the edition of the Poets to which he was to write Prefaces
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... that Johnson always appeared not to be sufficiently sensible of the merit of
Otway . " Talking of Rochester's Poems , he said he had given them to Mr.
Steevens to castrate for the edition of the Poets to which he was to write Prefaces
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But what ascertains my recollection of it beyond doubt is , that being accustomed
to keep a Journal of what passed when I was at London , which I wrote out every
evening , I find the particulars of the above information , just as I have now given
...
But what ascertains my recollection of it beyond doubt is , that being accustomed
to keep a Journal of what passed when I was at London , which I wrote out every
evening , I find the particulars of the above information , just as I have now given
...
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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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