Boswell's Life of JohnsonOxford University Press, 1904 - 704 oldal |
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xiii. oldal
... once subtler and more venomous . The only reference to Boswell in the book is the following ( p . 472 ) : He had long been solicited by Mr. James Boswell , a native of Scotland , and one that highly valued him , to accompany him in a ...
... once subtler and more venomous . The only reference to Boswell in the book is the following ( p . 472 ) : He had long been solicited by Mr. James Boswell , a native of Scotland , and one that highly valued him , to accompany him in a ...
xxvi. oldal
... once heroic and picturesque , in method at once novel and de- finitive , triumphant over the age which produced it , —a contribution to the literature of the world . New Haven , June , 1933 , August , 1945 . C.B.T. DEDICATION TO SIR ...
... once heroic and picturesque , in method at once novel and de- finitive , triumphant over the age which produced it , —a contribution to the literature of the world . New Haven , June , 1933 , August , 1945 . C.B.T. DEDICATION TO SIR ...
33. oldal
... once himself of his being much distinguished at school , he told me , ' they never thought to raise me by comparing me to any one ; they never said , Johnson is as good a scholar as such a one ; but such a one is as good a scholar as ...
... once himself of his being much distinguished at school , he told me , ' they never thought to raise me by comparing me to any one ; they never said , Johnson is as good a scholar as such a one ; but such a one is as good a scholar as ...
38. oldal
... once form'd , all council comes too late , He flies to press , and hurries on his fate ; Swiftly he sees the imagin'd laurels spread , And feels the unfading wreath surround his head . Warn'd by another's fate , vain youth be wise ...
... once form'd , all council comes too late , He flies to press , and hurries on his fate ; Swiftly he sees the imagin'd laurels spread , And feels the unfading wreath surround his head . Warn'd by another's fate , vain youth be wise ...
48. oldal
... once asked him whether a person , whose name I have now forgotten , studied hard , he answered ' No , Sir ; I do not believe he studied hard . I never knew a man who studied hard . I conclude , in- deed , from the effects , that some ...
... once asked him whether a person , whose name I have now forgotten , studied hard , he answered ' No , Sir ; I do not believe he studied hard . I never knew a man who studied hard . I conclude , in- deed , from the effects , that some ...
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