Boswell's Life of Johnson, 2. kötetTimes Book Club, 1912 |
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6. oldal
... truth are not to be envied , and of which he himself could not but be sensible , as the effects of weather upon him were very visible . Yet thus he declaims : ' Surely , nothing is more reproachful to a being endowed with reason , than ...
... truth are not to be envied , and of which he himself could not but be sensible , as the effects of weather upon him were very visible . Yet thus he declaims : ' Surely , nothing is more reproachful to a being endowed with reason , than ...
7. oldal
... truth ; yet we cannot help admiring how well it is adapted to produce the effect which he wished : ' Neither the judges of our laws , nor the representatives of our people , would be much affected by laboured gesticulations , or believe ...
... truth ; yet we cannot help admiring how well it is adapted to produce the effect which he wished : ' Neither the judges of our laws , nor the representatives of our people , would be much affected by laboured gesticulations , or believe ...
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... truth is , that every death is violent which is the effect of accident ; every death which is not gradually brought on by the miseries of age , or when life is extinguished for any other reason than that it is burnt out . He that dies ...
... truth is , that every death is violent which is the effect of accident ; every death which is not gradually brought on by the miseries of age , or when life is extinguished for any other reason than that it is burnt out . He that dies ...
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... truth and wisdom . Voltaire's Candide , written to refute the system of Optimism , which it has accom- plished with brilliant success , is wonderfully similar in its plan and conduct to Johnson's Rasselas ; inso- much , that I have ...
... truth and wisdom . Voltaire's Candide , written to refute the system of Optimism , which it has accom- plished with brilliant success , is wonderfully similar in its plan and conduct to Johnson's Rasselas ; inso- much , that I have ...
17. oldal
... truth , which in his Vanity of Human Wishes he had so successfully en- forced in verse . The fund of thinking which this work contains is such , that almost every sentence of it may furnish a subject of long meditation . I am not ...
... truth , which in his Vanity of Human Wishes he had so successfully en- forced in verse . The fund of thinking which this work contains is such , that almost every sentence of it may furnish a subject of long meditation . I am not ...
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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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acquaintance admirable affectionate afterwards answered appear asked Baretti believe BENNET LANGTON Bishop BOSWELL Burney character compliment conversation dear sir desire dined eminent endeavour English esteem favour Fleet Street FRANCIS BARBER Garrick gentleman give Goldsmith happiness hear heard honour hope human humble servant humour imagination JAMES BOSWELL John Johnson Joseph Warton kind King lady late learning letter Lichfield LINCOLNSHIRE literary live London Lord Lord Bute Majesty mankind manner married mentioned merit mind Miss nation never observed occasion opinion pension perhaps pleased pleasure poem praise Prayers and Meditations published received recollect remarkable Samuel Johnson Scotland Shakespeare Sheridan Sir John Hawkins Sir Joshua Reynolds SPILSBY spirit suppose sure talk tell things Thomas Sheridan THOMAS WARTON thought Thrale tion told truth verses Voltaire Warton Williams wish write written wrote