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... pounds a year to those that importune in the streets , and not do any good . " " There is nothing more likely to betray a man into absurdity , than condescension ; when he seems to suppose his understanding too powerful for his com ...
... pounds a year to those that importune in the streets , and not do any good . " " There is nothing more likely to betray a man into absurdity , than condescension ; when he seems to suppose his understanding too powerful for his com ...
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... pounds . " " When in good humour , he would talk of his own writings with a wonderful frankness and can- dour , and would even criticise them with the closest severity . One day , having read over one of his Ramblers , Mr. Langton asked ...
... pounds . " " When in good humour , he would talk of his own writings with a wonderful frankness and can- dour , and would even criticise them with the closest severity . One day , having read over one of his Ramblers , Mr. Langton asked ...
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... pounds , over and above two hundred , for which his agreement was to furnish such prefaces as he thought fit . This was , however , but a small recompence for such a collection of biography , and such principles and illustrations of ...
... pounds , over and above two hundred , for which his agreement was to furnish such prefaces as he thought fit . This was , however , but a small recompence for such a collection of biography , and such principles and illustrations of ...
Pagina 40
... pounds . " Congratulating Charles the Second on his [ coro- nation ] recovered right . " He that has flattery ready for all whom the vicis- situdes of the world happen to exalt , must be [ con- fessed to degrade his powers ] scorned as ...
... pounds . " Congratulating Charles the Second on his [ coro- nation ] recovered right . " He that has flattery ready for all whom the vicis- situdes of the world happen to exalt , must be [ con- fessed to degrade his powers ] scorned as ...
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... pounds , and reclaimed his loan by an execution . " In the new edition of the Biographia Britannica , the authen- ticity of this anecdote is denied . But Mr. Malone has obliged me with the following note concerning it : - " Many persons ...
... pounds , and reclaimed his loan by an execution . " In the new edition of the Biographia Britannica , the authen- ticity of this anecdote is denied . But Mr. Malone has obliged me with the following note concerning it : - " Many persons ...
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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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