The Life of Samuel Johnson, Volume 4Henry G. Bohn, 1848 |
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... gave us some hopes that you might prevail with Mr. Johnson to make out that excursion to Scotland , with the expectation of which we have long flattered ourselves . If he could order matters so as to pass some time in Edinburgh , about ...
... gave us some hopes that you might prevail with Mr. Johnson to make out that excursion to Scotland , with the expectation of which we have long flattered ourselves . If he could order matters so as to pass some time in Edinburgh , about ...
Pagina 5
... gave him an extraordinary advantage in arguing ; for he could reason close or wide , as he saw best for the moment . He could , when he chose it , be the greatest sophist that ever wielded a weapon in the schools of declamation , but he ...
... gave him an extraordinary advantage in arguing ; for he could reason close or wide , as he saw best for the moment . He could , when he chose it , be the greatest sophist that ever wielded a weapon in the schools of declamation , but he ...
Pagina 6
... gave some additional weight to the sterling metal of his conversation . Lord Pem- broke said once to me at Wilton , with a happy pleasantry , and some truth , that " Dr. Johnson's sayings would not appear so extraordinary , were it not ...
... gave some additional weight to the sterling metal of his conversation . Lord Pem- broke said once to me at Wilton , with a happy pleasantry , and some truth , that " Dr. Johnson's sayings would not appear so extraordinary , were it not ...
Pagina 9
... gave way to such habits , which proves that they were not involun- tary . " I still , however , think , that these gestures were invo- luntary ; for surely , had not that been the case , he would have restrained them in the public ...
... gave way to such habits , which proves that they were not involun- tary . " I still , however , think , that these gestures were invo- luntary ; for surely , had not that been the case , he would have restrained them in the public ...
Pagina 14
... , in a duel , he who was in the right had not a better chance than he who was in the wrong , therefore ( 1 ) See post , August 22. 1773. — C. - society instituted the present mode of trial , and gave 14 1773 . LIFE OF JOHNSON .
... , in a duel , he who was in the right had not a better chance than he who was in the wrong , therefore ( 1 ) See post , August 22. 1773. — C. - society instituted the present mode of trial , and gave 14 1773 . LIFE OF JOHNSON .
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The Life of Samuel Johnson, LL.D.: Including a Journal of His Tour ..., Volume 4 James Boswell Volledige weergave - 1839 |
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