Boswell's Life of Johnson, 2. kötetTimes Book Club, 1912 |
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7. oldal
... respect ; and describes the attendant on a Court ' as one whose business is to watch the looks of a being weak and foolish as him- self . ' · His unqualified ridicule of rhetorical gesture or action is not , surely , a test of truth ...
... respect ; and describes the attendant on a Court ' as one whose business is to watch the looks of a being weak and foolish as him- self . ' · His unqualified ridicule of rhetorical gesture or action is not , surely , a test of truth ...
19. oldal
... respects , more than poetically just . Let us cultivate , under the command of good principles , ' la théorie des sensations agréables ' ; and , as Mr. Burke once admirably counselled a grave and anxious gentle- man , ' live pleasant ...
... respects , more than poetically just . Let us cultivate , under the command of good principles , ' la théorie des sensations agréables ' ; and , as Mr. Burke once admirably counselled a grave and anxious gentle- man , ' live pleasant ...
38. oldal
... respect but by resigning it in another ; yet I suppose we are by this dispensation not less happy in the whole than if the spontaneous bounty of Nature poured all that we want into our hands . A few , if they were left thus to ...
... respect but by resigning it in another ; yet I suppose we are by this dispensation not less happy in the whole than if the spontaneous bounty of Nature poured all that we want into our hands . A few , if they were left thus to ...
50. oldal
... respect and assiduity by which he pleases for a day or for a month . I do not , however , pretend to have discovered that life has anything more to be desired than a prudent and virtuous marriage : therefore know not what counsel to ...
... respect and assiduity by which he pleases for a day or for a month . I do not , however , pretend to have discovered that life has anything more to be desired than a prudent and virtuous marriage : therefore know not what counsel to ...
52. oldal
... respect- able audiences . I was often in his company , and heard him frequently expatiate on Johnson's extra- ordinary knowledge , talents , and virtues , repeat his pointed sayings , describe his particularities , and boast of his ...
... respect- able audiences . I was often in his company , and heard him frequently expatiate on Johnson's extra- ordinary knowledge , talents , and virtues , repeat his pointed sayings , describe his particularities , and boast of his ...
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Boswell's Life of Johnson (Volume 1 of 3) (EasyRead Super Large 18pt Edition) James Boswell Korlátozott előnézet - 1962 |
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