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Pagina 14
... Nature , " in which that celebrated mathe- matician is represented as being subject to fits of yawning so violent as to render him incapable of proceeding in his lecture ; a story altogether un- founded , but for the publication of ...
... Nature , " in which that celebrated mathe- matician is represented as being subject to fits of yawning so violent as to render him incapable of proceeding in his lecture ; a story altogether un- founded , but for the publication of ...
Pagina 31
... natural to suppose that he told his story in his own way ; and it is certain that he was not " a very sturdy moralist . " This explanation appears to me very satisfactory . It is , how- ever , to be observed , that the story told by ...
... natural to suppose that he told his story in his own way ; and it is certain that he was not " a very sturdy moralist . " This explanation appears to me very satisfactory . It is , how- ever , to be observed , that the story told by ...
Pagina 48
... nature ; for it is plain they broke off from some other people . Had they grown own out of the ground , you might have judged of a state of pure nature . Fanciful people may talk of a mythology being amongst them ; but it must be ...
... nature ; for it is plain they broke off from some other people . Had they grown own out of the ground , you might have judged of a state of pure nature . Fanciful people may talk of a mythology being amongst them ; but it must be ...
Pagina 62
... nature . Power , in whatever hands it is placed , will be sometimes improperly exerted ; yet courts of must judge , though they will sometimes ass . A father must instruct his children , though he himself may often want instruction . A ...
... nature . Power , in whatever hands it is placed , will be sometimes improperly exerted ; yet courts of must judge , though they will sometimes ass . A father must instruct his children , though he himself may often want instruction . A ...
Pagina 89
... natural history . " His book is indeed an excellent performance , though in some instances he appears to have trusted too much to Buffon , who , with all his theoretical ingenuity and extraordinary eloquence , I suspect had little ...
... natural history . " His book is indeed an excellent performance , though in some instances he appears to have trusted too much to Buffon , who , with all his theoretical ingenuity and extraordinary eloquence , I suspect had little ...
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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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acquaintance admirable afterwards appears Ashbourne Auchinleck authour believe Bishop Boswell's censure character Cibber consider conversation Court of Session DEAR SIR death Dilly dined dinner Dodd Dodd's doubt drink Edinburgh edition Edwards Elias Ashmole Elkanah Settle English favour Garrick gentleman give Goldsmith happy hear Hebrides honour hope humble servant humour INDIANENSIS JAMES BOSWELL John Knowles lady Langton late learned letter Lichfield lived London Lord Lord Camden Lord Monboddo Madam mentioned mind never observed once opinion Percy perhaps pleased pleasure poem poetry Poets praise publick published R. B. Sheridan recollect Reverend SAMUEL JOHNSON Scotch Scotland sermons shewed SIGILLUM Sir Joshua Sir Joshua Reynolds Soame Jenyns Streatham style suppose sure talked Taylor tell thing thought Thrale tion told truth VERITAS Whig Wilkes William wine wish words write wrote