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Pagina xii
... opinion of himself , he was quick in discerning , and frank in applauding , the excellencies of others . Though proud of his own name and lineage , and ambitious of the countenance of the great , he was yet so cordial an admirer xii ...
... opinion of himself , he was quick in discerning , and frank in applauding , the excellencies of others . Though proud of his own name and lineage , and ambitious of the countenance of the great , he was yet so cordial an admirer xii ...
Pagina xviii
... opinions and sayings of eminent men : but they do not grow out of the occasion : we do not know at whose house such a thing hap- pened , nor the effect it had on those who were present . We have good things served up in sandwiches , but ...
... opinions and sayings of eminent men : but they do not grow out of the occasion : we do not know at whose house such a thing hap- pened , nor the effect it had on those who were present . We have good things served up in sandwiches , but ...
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... opinion the public has confirmed , was the best encouragement for me to persevere in my purpose of producing the whole of my stores . In my " Tour , " I In one respect , this Work will , in some passages , be different from the former ...
... opinion the public has confirmed , was the best encouragement for me to persevere in my purpose of producing the whole of my stores . In my " Tour , " I In one respect , this Work will , in some passages , be different from the former ...
Pagina 6
... opinion of Dr. Johnson , he was , " says Mr. Seward , " the most complete literary character that Eng- land ever produced . He has been censured by some for playing at cards , and for being occasionally a practical joker : but those who ...
... opinion of Dr. Johnson , he was , " says Mr. Seward , " the most complete literary character that Eng- land ever produced . He has been censured by some for playing at cards , and for being occasionally a practical joker : but those who ...
Pagina 17
... opinion which he has given , that every man's life may be best written by himself ( ' ) , ( 1 ) Idler , No. 84. [ " Those relations are commonly of most value , in which the writer tells his own story . " ] VCL . I. с had he employed in ...
... opinion which he has given , that every man's life may be best written by himself ( ' ) , ( 1 ) Idler , No. 84. [ " Those relations are commonly of most value , in which the writer tells his own story . " ] VCL . I. с had he employed in ...
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