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A stronger contrast of characters could not be brought together; the Nobleman
celebrated for his wit, and all the graces of polite behaviour; the Author,
conscious of his own merit, towering in idea above all competition, versed in
scholastic logic ...
A stronger contrast of characters could not be brought together; the Nobleman
celebrated for his wit, and all the graces of polite behaviour; the Author,
conscious of his own merit, towering in idea above all competition, versed in
scholastic logic ...
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Conceiving that his character as an author required some ornament for his
person, he chose, upon that occasion, to decorate himself with a handsome
waistcoat, and a gold-laced hat. The late Mr. Topham Beauclerc, who had a great
deal of ...
Conceiving that his character as an author required some ornament for his
person, he chose, upon that occasion, to decorate himself with a handsome
waistcoat, and a gold-laced hat. The late Mr. Topham Beauclerc, who had a great
deal of ...
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The sentiments are beautiful, always happily expressed, but seldom appropriated
to the character, and generally too philosophick. What Johnson has said of the
Tragedy of Cato may be applied to Irene; “It is rather a poem in dialogue than “a ...
The sentiments are beautiful, always happily expressed, but seldom appropriated
to the character, and generally too philosophick. What Johnson has said of the
Tragedy of Cato may be applied to Irene; “It is rather a poem in dialogue than “a ...
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The IDLER, in order to be consistent with the assumed character, is written with
abated vigour, in a style of ease and unlaboured elegance. It is the Odyssey after
the Iliad. Intense thinking would not become the IDLE R. The first number ...
The IDLER, in order to be consistent with the assumed character, is written with
abated vigour, in a style of ease and unlaboured elegance. It is the Odyssey after
the Iliad. Intense thinking would not become the IDLE R. The first number ...
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“even sublime passages, have unquestionably “great merit; but if they be
regarded merely “ as containing narrations of the lives, deli“neations of the
characters, and strictures of “the several authors, they are far from being “always
to be ...
“even sublime passages, have unquestionably “great merit; but if they be
regarded merely “ as containing narrations of the lives, deli“neations of the
characters, and strictures of “the several authors, they are far from being “always
to be ...
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| Título | The Works of Samuel Johnson, LL.D.: With An Essay on His Life and Genius, Volumen1 The Works of Samuel Johnson, LL.D.: With An Essay on His Life and Genius, Samuel Johnson |
| Autor | Samuel Johnson |
| Editor | Luke Hensard & Sons, 1810 |
| Procedencia del original | Universidad de Michigan |
| Digitalizado | 15 Ago. 2008 |
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