Life of JohnsonMacmillan, 1893 - 718 páginas |
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James Boswell. INTRODUCTION BOSWELL'S Life of Johnson was published on May 16th , 1791 , in two volumes quarto . A supplementary volume was added in 1794 , followed almost immediately by a second edition in three volumes octavo , in ...
James Boswell. INTRODUCTION BOSWELL'S Life of Johnson was published on May 16th , 1791 , in two volumes quarto . A supplementary volume was added in 1794 , followed almost immediately by a second edition in three volumes octavo , in ...
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... Boswell . His de- light in his work has perhaps at times led him into some superfluous liberality in the matter of ... Boswell's text will often find much amusement , and not a little curious information , in Dr. Hill's notes . I cannot ...
... Boswell . His de- light in his work has perhaps at times led him into some superfluous liberality in the matter of ... Boswell's text will often find much amusement , and not a little curious information , in Dr. Hill's notes . I cannot ...
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James Boswell. Of Boswell himself , and of his work , can any new thing be said ? Homer is not more decidedly the first of heroic poets , Shakespeare is not more decidedly the first of dramatists , Demosthenes is not more decidedly the ...
James Boswell. Of Boswell himself , and of his work , can any new thing be said ? Homer is not more decidedly the first of heroic poets , Shakespeare is not more decidedly the first of dramatists , Demosthenes is not more decidedly the ...
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... Boswell's skill is unalloyed by any bitter memories of personal corroboration . It is akin to that supposed to be experienced by witnessing in safety the discomfiture of our best friends . And Boswell's fame has gone hand in hand with ...
... Boswell's skill is unalloyed by any bitter memories of personal corroboration . It is akin to that supposed to be experienced by witnessing in safety the discomfiture of our best friends . And Boswell's fame has gone hand in hand with ...
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... Boswell seriously enough to be really angry with him for long . The lines which Pope , in jest , wrote on his own character , would stand in sober earnest for Boswell's . Still idle , with a busy air , Deep whimsies to contrive ; The ...
... Boswell seriously enough to be really angry with him for long . The lines which Pope , in jest , wrote on his own character , would stand in sober earnest for Boswell's . Still idle , with a busy air , Deep whimsies to contrive ; The ...
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