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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The fertility of Johnson's mind could shew itself even upon so small a matter as
this . Why , Sir ( said he ) , I suppose this must be the law , since you have been
told so in Bowstreet . But if your landlord could hold you to your bargain , and the
...
The fertility of Johnson's mind could shew itself even upon so small a matter as
this . Why , Sir ( said he ) , I suppose this must be the law , since you have been
told so in Bowstreet . But if your landlord could hold you to your bargain , and the
...
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Those only who believed in revelation have been angry at having their faith
called in question , because they only had something upon which they could rest
as matter of fact . ” Mr. MURRAY . “ It seems to me that we are not angry at a man
for ...
Those only who believed in revelation have been angry at having their faith
called in question , because they only had something upon which they could rest
as matter of fact . ” Mr. MURRAY . “ It seems to me that we are not angry at a man
for ...
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... and , when you have matter , you will easily give it form : nor , perhaps , will this
method be always necessary ; for by habit , your thoughts and diction will flow
together . “ The composition of sermons is not very dif1 1 ficult : the divisions not ...
... and , when you have matter , you will easily give it form : nor , perhaps , will this
method be always necessary ; for by habit , your thoughts and diction will flow
together . “ The composition of sermons is not very dif1 1 ficult : the divisions not ...
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After we came out of the church one Sunday ( says Mr. Boswell ) , we ' stood
talking for some time together of Bishop Berkeley's sophistry to prove the non -
existence of matter , and that every thing in the universe is merely ideale I
observed ...
After we came out of the church one Sunday ( says Mr. Boswell ) , we ' stood
talking for some time together of Bishop Berkeley's sophistry to prove the non -
existence of matter , and that every thing in the universe is merely ideale I
observed ...
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Speaking of a certain literary friend , “ He is a very pompous puzzling fellow ( said
he ) ; he lent mé a letter once that somebody had written to him , no matter what it
was about ; but he wanted to have the letter back , and expressed a mighty ...
Speaking of a certain literary friend , “ He is a very pompous puzzling fellow ( said
he ) ; he lent mé a letter once that somebody had written to him , no matter what it
was about ; but he wanted to have the letter back , and expressed a mighty ...
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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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