Life of JohnsonMacmillan, 1893 - 718 páginas |
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... means , we can partly under- stand why Boswell stands alone in his method . It may be said that only Johnson could have furnished such a subject ; it is certain that only Boswell could have furnished such a biographer . When the game ...
... means , we can partly under- stand why Boswell stands alone in his method . It may be said that only Johnson could have furnished such a subject ; it is certain that only Boswell could have furnished such a biographer . When the game ...
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... means as simply unconscious of the pointed effects of the satire . I own , indeed , that I was arrogant enough to suppose that the tenor of the rest of the book would sufficiently guard me against such a strange imputation . But it ...
... means as simply unconscious of the pointed effects of the satire . I own , indeed , that I was arrogant enough to suppose that the tenor of the rest of the book would sufficiently guard me against such a strange imputation . But it ...
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... means to have him introduced to Mr. Jorden , who was to be his tutor . His being put under any tutor , reminds us of what Wood says of Robert Burton , author of the Anatomy of Melancholy , when elected student of Christ Church ; " For ...
... means to have him introduced to Mr. Jorden , who was to be his tutor . His being put under any tutor , reminds us of what Wood says of Robert Burton , author of the Anatomy of Melancholy , when elected student of Christ Church ; " For ...
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... means surprising that those who wish to depreciate him , should , since his death , have laid hold of this circumstance , and insisted upon it with very unfair aggravation . Amidst the oppression and distraction of a disease , which ...
... means surprising that those who wish to depreciate him , should , since his death , have laid hold of this circumstance , and insisted upon it with very unfair aggravation . Amidst the oppression and distraction of a disease , which ...
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... means pleasing to others , she must have had a superiority of understanding and talents , 1 as she certainly inspired him with a more than ordinary passion ; and she having signified her willingness to accept of his hand , he went to ...
... means pleasing to others , she must have had a superiority of understanding and talents , 1 as she certainly inspired him with a more than ordinary passion ; and she having signified her willingness to accept of his hand , he went to ...
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