Boswell's Life of Johnson (abridged)Houghton Mifflin, 1917 - 228 oldal |
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12. oldal
... thing , however slight , which my illustrious friend thought it worth his while to express , with any degree of point , should perish . Of one thing I am certain , that considering how highly the small portion which we have of the table ...
... thing , however slight , which my illustrious friend thought it worth his while to express , with any degree of point , should perish . Of one thing I am certain , that considering how highly the small portion which we have of the table ...
13. oldal
... things which agitate the greater part of man- kind , and a general sensation of gloomy wretchedness . From him then his son inherited , with some other quali- ties , ' a vile melancholy , ' which in BIRTH AND PARENTAGE ...
... things which agitate the greater part of man- kind , and a general sensation of gloomy wretchedness . From him then his son inherited , with some other quali- ties , ' a vile melancholy , ' which in BIRTH AND PARENTAGE ...
19. oldal
... thing , as for neglecting to know it . He would ask a boy a question ; and if he did not answer it , he would beat him , without considering whether he had an opportunity of knowing how to answer it . For instance , he would call up a ...
... thing , as for neglecting to know it . He would ask a boy a question ; and if he did not answer it , he would beat him , without considering whether he had an opportunity of knowing how to answer it . For instance , he would call up a ...
21. oldal
... thing that he either heard or read . Mr. Hector remembers having recited to him eighteen verses , which , after a little pause , he repeated verbutim , varying only one epithet , by which he improved the line . He never joined with the ...
... thing that he either heard or read . Mr. Hector remembers having recited to him eighteen verses , which , after a little pause , he repeated verbutim , varying only one epithet , by which he improved the line . He never joined with the ...
40. oldal
... things for him ; but I imagine this to be a mistake , for I have discovered no trace of it , and I am pretty sure he told me that Mr. Cave1 was the first pub- lisher by whom his pen was engaged in London . He had a little money when he ...
... things for him ; but I imagine this to be a mistake , for I have discovered no trace of it , and I am pretty sure he told me that Mr. Cave1 was the first pub- lisher by whom his pen was engaged in London . He had a little money when he ...
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