Life of Johnson, Volúmenes1-2Oxford University Press, 1942 |
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... attention to external elegance of manners . But it must , at the same time , be allowed , that they contain many good pre- cepts of conduct , and much genuine information upon life and manners , very happily expressed ; and that there ...
... attention to external elegance of manners . But it must , at the same time , be allowed , that they contain many good pre- cepts of conduct , and much genuine information upon life and manners , very happily expressed ; and that there ...
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... attention to any branch of the family . Indeed , you have so much of the true Highland cordiality , that I am sure you would have thought me to blame if I had neglected to recommend to you this Hebridean prince , in whose island we were ...
... attention to any branch of the family . Indeed , you have so much of the true Highland cordiality , that I am sure you would have thought me to blame if I had neglected to recommend to you this Hebridean prince , in whose island we were ...
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... attention as a mountebank does ; he did not draw attention by doing better than others , but by doing what was strange . Were Astley to preach a sermon standing upon his head on a horse's back , he would collect a multitude to hear him ...
... attention as a mountebank does ; he did not draw attention by doing better than others , but by doing what was strange . Were Astley to preach a sermon standing upon his head on a horse's back , he would collect a multitude to hear him ...
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DEDICATION TO SIR JOSHUA REYNOLDS | 1 |
LIFE OF SAMUEL JOHNSON SEPT 18 1709 | 17 |
INDEX 657704 | 657 |
Términos y frases comunes
able acquaintance admiration afterwards allow answered appeared asked attention authour believe BOSWELL called character church common consider conversation dear Sir death desire doubt edition effect English excellent expressed favour Garrick gave give given Goldsmith hand happy hear heard honour hope human instance Italy John Johnson judge kind King knowledge known lady Langton language late learning leave less letter lived London Lord manner means mentioned merit mind nature never obliged observed occasion once opinion particular passed perhaps person pleased pleasure poem present publick published question reason received remarkable respect Scotland seemed seen servant shew soon suppose sure talked tell thing thought tion told true truth whole wish wonder write written wrote young