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... Burke is the only man whose com- mon conversation corresponds with the general fame which he has in the world . Take up whatever to- pick you please , he is ready to meet you . ' " A gentleman , by no means deficient in literature ...
... Burke is the only man whose com- mon conversation corresponds with the general fame which he has in the world . Take up whatever to- pick you please , he is ready to meet you . ' " A gentleman , by no means deficient in literature ...
Pagina 21
... Burke justly observed , that this was not the most vigorous trial , Low Dutch being a language so near to our own ; had it been one of the languages entirely different , he might have been very soon satisfied . " " Mr. Langton and he ...
... Burke justly observed , that this was not the most vigorous trial , Low Dutch being a language so near to our own ; had it been one of the languages entirely different , he might have been very soon satisfied . " " Mr. Langton and he ...
Pagina 26
... Burke , so Mr. Burke was fully sensi- ble of the wonderful powers of Johnson . Mr. Lang- ton recollects having passed an evening with both of them , when Mr. Burke repeatedly entered upon to- picks which it was evident he would have ...
... Burke , so Mr. Burke was fully sensi- ble of the wonderful powers of Johnson . Mr. Lang- ton recollects having passed an evening with both of them , when Mr. Burke repeatedly entered upon to- picks which it was evident he would have ...
Pagina 27
... Burke and Mr. Langton terly manner . were walking home , Mr. Burke observed that John- son had been very great that night ; Mr. Langton joined in this , but added , he could have wished to hear more from another person ; ( plainly ...
... Burke and Mr. Langton terly manner . were walking home , Mr. Burke observed that John- son had been very great that night ; Mr. Langton joined in this , but added , he could have wished to hear more from another person ; ( plainly ...
Pagina 28
... Burke began by saying , that he was a man of gentle manners . ' Sir , said Johnson , you need say no more . When you have said a man of gentle manners , you have said enough . " " The late Mr. Fitzherbert told Mr. Langton , that Johnson ...
... Burke began by saying , that he was a man of gentle manners . ' Sir , said Johnson , you need say no more . When you have said a man of gentle manners , you have said enough . " " The late Mr. Fitzherbert told Mr. Langton , that 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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