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... human nature ' . And James Boswell's ambition was to know human nature . It is this exuberance of spirit which accounts for much that we like and much that we deplore in the character of the biographer . Here is the explanation of his ...
... human nature ' . And James Boswell's ambition was to know human nature . It is this exuberance of spirit which accounts for much that we like and much that we deplore in the character of the biographer . Here is the explanation of his ...
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... human heart ; and , in a word , a more just or pleasant , a more engaging or a more improving treatise , on all the excellencies and defects of human nature , is scarce to be found in our own , or , per- haps , any other language 1 ...
... human heart ; and , in a word , a more just or pleasant , a more engaging or a more improving treatise , on all the excellencies and defects of human nature , is scarce to be found in our own , or , per- haps , any other language 1 ...
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... Human Wishes has less of common life , but more of a philosophick dignity than his London . More readers , therefore , will be delighted with the pointed spirit of London , than with the profound reflection of The Vanity of Human Wishes ...
... Human Wishes has less of common life , but more of a philosophick dignity than his London . More readers , therefore , will be delighted with the pointed spirit of London , than with the profound reflection of The Vanity of Human Wishes ...
Contenido
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
Información bibliográfica
| Título | Life of Johnson, Volúmenes1-2 Life of Johnson, Chauncey Brewster Tinker |
| Autor | James Boswell |
| Colaborador | Chauncey Brewster Tinker |
| Editor | Oxford University Press, 1942 |
| Procedencia del original | de la Universidad de Virginia |
| Digitalizado | 7 Jul. 2009 |
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