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which Sir John Hawkins imputes to Johnson upon this occasion , adding , ' I could all along observe that Johnson seemed to approve not only of the design , but of the argument ; and seemed to exult in a persuasion , that the reputation ...
which Sir John Hawkins imputes to Johnson upon this occasion , adding , ' I could all along observe that Johnson seemed to approve not only of the design , but of the argument ; and seemed to exult in a persuasion , that the reputation ...
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Now they have such a number of precedents , they have no occasion for abuse . ' Johnson . Nay , Sir , they had more law long ago than they have now . As to precedents , to be sure they will increase in course of time ; but the more ...
Now they have such a number of precedents , they have no occasion for abuse . ' Johnson . Nay , Sir , they had more law long ago than they have now . As to precedents , to be sure they will increase in course of time ; but the more ...
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Upon this I took occasion to controvert Horace's maxim , mediocribus esse poetis Non Di , non homines , non concessêre columnæ.'2 For here , ( I observed , ) was a very middle - rate poet , who pleased many readers , and therefore ...
Upon this I took occasion to controvert Horace's maxim , mediocribus esse poetis Non Di , non homines , non concessêre columnæ.'2 For here , ( I observed , ) was a very middle - rate poet , who pleased many readers , and therefore ...
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| Título | Life of Johnson |
| Autor | James Boswell |
| Edición | reimpresa |
| Editor | Oxford University Press, 1960 |
| Procedencia del original | Universidad de California |
| Digitalizado | 17 Mayo 2010 |
| Largo | 1491 páginas |
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