The Life of Samuel JohnsonJ. M. Dent, 1907 - 1172 oldal |
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... letters were too long ? 2 Your last letter , after a very long delay , brought very bad news . [ Here a series of reflections upon melancholy , and - what I could not help thinking strangely unreasonable in him who had suffered so much ...
... letters were too long ? 2 Your last letter , after a very long delay , brought very bad news . [ Here a series of reflections upon melancholy , and - what I could not help thinking strangely unreasonable in him who had suffered so much ...
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... letter to me was , ' Dr. Johnson's Suasorium is pleasantly1 and artfully composed . I suspect , however , that he has not convinced himself ; for I believe that he is better read in ecclesiastical history , than to imagine that a Bishop ...
... letter to me was , ' Dr. Johnson's Suasorium is pleasantly1 and artfully composed . I suspect , however , that he has not convinced himself ; for I believe that he is better read in ecclesiastical history , than to imagine that a Bishop ...
69. oldal
... letter to him , discouraging the publica- tion . Such at first was the unpropitious state of one of the most successful theological books that has ever appeared . Mr. Strahan , however , had sent one of the sermons to Dr. Johnson for ...
... letter to him , discouraging the publica- tion . Such at first was the unpropitious state of one of the most successful theological books that has ever appeared . Mr. Strahan , however , had sent one of the sermons to Dr. Johnson for ...
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... letter : DEAR SIR , " TO GEORGE STEEVENS , Esq . " You will be glad to hear that from Mrs. Goldsmith , whom we lamented as drowned , I have received a letter full of gratitude to us all , with promise to make the enquiries which we ...
... letter : DEAR SIR , " TO GEORGE STEEVENS , Esq . " You will be glad to hear that from Mrs. Goldsmith , whom we lamented as drowned , I have received a letter full of gratitude to us all , with promise to make the enquiries which we ...
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... letter , every thing seemed to be mending ; I hope nothing has lately grown worse . I suppose young Alexander continues to thrive , and Veronica is now very pretty company . I do not suppose the lady is yet reconciled to me , yet let ...
... letter , every thing seemed to be mending ; I hope nothing has lately grown worse . I suppose young Alexander continues to thrive , and Veronica is now very pretty company . I do not suppose the lady is yet reconciled to me , yet let ...
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