Life of JohnsonOxford University Press, 1953 - 1491 páginas |
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... Lord Chesterfield must have been mortified by the lofty contempt , and polite , yet keen satire with which Johnson ex- hibited him to himself in this letter , it is impossible to doubt . He , however , with that glossy duplicity which ...
... Lord Chesterfield must have been mortified by the lofty contempt , and polite , yet keen satire with which Johnson ex- hibited him to himself in this letter , it is impossible to doubt . He , however , with that glossy duplicity which ...
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... Lord Chesterfield , did not refrain from expressing himself concerning that nobleman with pointed freedom : ' This man ( said he ) I thought had been a Lord among wits ; but , I find , he is only a wit among Lords ! ' And when his ...
... Lord Chesterfield , did not refrain from expressing himself concerning that nobleman with pointed freedom : ' This man ( said he ) I thought had been a Lord among wits ; but , I find , he is only a wit among Lords ! ' And when his ...
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... Lord Bathurst told us , that The Essay on Man was originally composed by Lord Bolingbroke in prose , and that Mr. Pope did no more than put it into verse : that he had read Lord Bolingbroke's manuscript in his own hand - writing ; and ...
... Lord Bathurst told us , that The Essay on Man was originally composed by Lord Bolingbroke in prose , and that Mr. Pope did no more than put it into verse : that he had read Lord Bolingbroke's manuscript in his own hand - writing ; and ...
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Dedication to Sir Joshua Reynolds | 1 |
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Life of Samuel Johnson | 19 |
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