Anecdotes of Samuel Johnson, LL.D. During the Last Twenty Years of His LifeT. and J. Allman, 1826 - 237 oldal |
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... learning , I mean not to take from the one part of his character that which I willingly give to the other . The erudition of Mr. Johnson proved his genius ; for he had not acquired it by long or profound stu- dy ; nor can I think those ...
... learning , I mean not to take from the one part of his character that which I willingly give to the other . The erudition of Mr. Johnson proved his genius ; for he had not acquired it by long or profound stu- dy ; nor can I think those ...
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Hester Lynch Piozzi. vii greatest which have most learning driven in- to their heads , any more than I can persuade myself to consider the river Jenisca as supe- rior to the Nile , because the first receives near seventy tributary ...
Hester Lynch Piozzi. vii greatest which have most learning driven in- to their heads , any more than I can persuade myself to consider the river Jenisca as supe- rior to the Nile , because the first receives near seventy tributary ...
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... learning , was expressed in terms so gross and so well known , I will not repeat them here . To recollect , however , and to repeat the sayings of Dr. Johnson , is almost all that can be done by the writers of his life ; as his life ...
... learning , was expressed in terms so gross and so well known , I will not repeat them here . To recollect , however , and to repeat the sayings of Dr. Johnson , is almost all that can be done by the writers of his life ; as his life ...
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... learning , and goodness of heart- " He was the only man too ( says Mr. Johnson quite seri- ously ) that did justice to my good breeding ; and you may observe that I am well - bred to a degree of needless scrupulosity . No man ...
... learning , and goodness of heart- " He was the only man too ( says Mr. Johnson quite seri- ously ) that did justice to my good breeding ; and you may observe that I am well - bred to a degree of needless scrupulosity . No man ...
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... learning . " That creature would ( said he ) de- fend his pupils to the last : no young lad under his care should suffer for committing slight improprieties , while he had breath to defend or power to protect them . If I had had sons to ...
... learning . " That creature would ( said he ) de- fend his pupils to the last : no young lad under his care should suffer for committing slight improprieties , while he had breath to defend or power to protect them . If I had had sons to ...
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