Boswell's Life of Johnson, 1. kötetTimes Book Club, 1912 |
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xv. oldal
... soon as he had put his document in his pocket Mr. Boswell walked away as erect and as proud as half an hour before . I ever after was unnoticed . Nay , I am not certain , " added he sarcastically , " whether the Scotchman did not leave ...
... soon as he had put his document in his pocket Mr. Boswell walked away as erect and as proud as half an hour before . I ever after was unnoticed . Nay , I am not certain , " added he sarcastically , " whether the Scotchman did not leave ...
xvii. oldal
... soon got sick of a subject , and of no subject sooner than himself . He is indeed a splendid writer of biography , but his methods are not Boswell- ian , nor is the result by any means the same . life , written by himself , would have ...
... soon got sick of a subject , and of no subject sooner than himself . He is indeed a splendid writer of biography , but his methods are not Boswell- ian , nor is the result by any means the same . life , written by himself , would have ...
xix. oldal
... soon becomes intolerable . Neither the purr of the hearth - rug nor the unemancipated admira- tion of the private secretary should be allowed to dominate a biography . Boswell's admiration for Johnson was open - mouthed enough , but his ...
... soon becomes intolerable . Neither the purr of the hearth - rug nor the unemancipated admira- tion of the private secretary should be allowed to dominate a biography . Boswell's admiration for Johnson was open - mouthed enough , but his ...
8. oldal
... soon escape the memory , and are rarely transmitted by tradition . We know how few can portray a living acquaintance , except by his most prominent and observable particularities , and the grosser features of his mind ; and it may be ...
... soon escape the memory , and are rarely transmitted by tradition . We know how few can portray a living acquaintance , except by his most prominent and observable particularities , and the grosser features of his mind ; and it may be ...
10. oldal
... soon escape the memory , and are rarely transmitted by tradition . We know how few can portray a living acquaintance , except by his most prominent and observable particularities , and the grosser features of his mind ; and it may be ...
... soon escape the memory , and are rarely transmitted by tradition . We know how few can portray a living acquaintance , except by his most prominent and observable particularities , and the grosser features of his mind ; and it may be ...
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