Life of JohnsonOxford University Press, 1960 - 1491 páginas |
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... never rapid , and he never stagnates . His sentences have neither studied amplitude , nor affected brevity : his periods , though not diligently rounded , are voluble and easy . Whoever wishes to attain an English style , familiar but ...
... never rapid , and he never stagnates . His sentences have neither studied amplitude , nor affected brevity : his periods , though not diligently rounded , are voluble and easy . Whoever wishes to attain an English style , familiar but ...
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... Never fear , Sir . Our commerce is in a very good state ; and suppose we had no commerce at all , we could live very well on the produce of our own country . ' I cannot omit to mention , that I never knew any man who was less disposed ...
... Never fear , Sir . Our commerce is in a very good state ; and suppose we had no commerce at all , we could live very well on the produce of our own country . ' I cannot omit to mention , that I never knew any man who was less disposed ...
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... Never : ' will never do ' , 408 , 1135 ; ' never speak ' , 714 ; ' never try ' , 1223 . New - England , 1343 . New Floodgate Iron , 1214 . New place , effects of a , 818 . New Testament : most difficult of all books , 952 ; Gaelic , 375 ...
... Never : ' will never do ' , 408 , 1135 ; ' never speak ' , 714 ; ' never try ' , 1223 . New - England , 1343 . New Floodgate Iron , 1214 . New place , effects of a , 818 . New Testament : most difficult of all books , 952 ; Gaelic , 375 ...
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Dedication to Sir Joshua Reynolds | 1 |
Advertisement to the Third Edition | 9 |
Life of Samuel Johnson | 19 |
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