The Life of Samuel Johnson, LL.D.: Comprehending an Account of His Studies and Numerous Works, in Chronological Order; a Series of His Epistolary Correspondence and Conversations with Many Eminent Persons; and Various Original Pieces of His Composition, Never Before Published: the Whole Exhibiting a View of Literature and Literary Men in Great Britain, for Nearly Half a Century During which He Flourished, Volume 1G. Routledge & Company, Farringdon Street, 1857 - 300 pagina's |
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Pagina xvi
... admiration of future ages . Your equal and placid temper , your variety of conversation , your true politeness , by which you are so amiable in private society , and that enlarged hospitality which has long made your house a common ...
... admiration of future ages . Your equal and placid temper , your variety of conversation , your true politeness , by which you are so amiable in private society , and that enlarged hospitality which has long made your house a common ...
Pagina xvii
... admired him . Yet , luminous as he was upon the whole , you perceived all the shades which mingled in the grand composition ; all the little peculiarities and slight blemishes which marked the literary Colossus . Your very warm ...
... admired him . Yet , luminous as he was upon the whole , you perceived all the shades which mingled in the grand composition ; all the little peculiarities and slight blemishes which marked the literary Colossus . Your very warm ...
Pagina xx
... admirable edition of Shakspeare , for which he generously would accept of no other reward but that fame which he had so deservedly obtained , he fulfilled his promise of a long - wished for visit to his relations in Ireland ; from ...
... admirable edition of Shakspeare , for which he generously would accept of no other reward but that fame which he had so deservedly obtained , he fulfilled his promise of a long - wished for visit to his relations in Ireland ; from ...
Pagina xxiv
... admiration , and delight . E. M. June 20 , 1804 . ADVERTISEMENT TO THE FIFTH EDITION . In this fifth edition some errors of the press , which had crept into the text and notes , in consequence of repeated impressions , have been ...
... admiration , and delight . E. M. June 20 , 1804 . ADVERTISEMENT TO THE FIFTH EDITION . In this fifth edition some errors of the press , which had crept into the text and notes , in consequence of repeated impressions , have been ...
Pagina xxxi
... admiration . " There are many invisible circumstances , which , whether we read as inquirers after natural or moral knowledge , whether we intend to enlarge our science or increase our virtue , are more important than public occurrences ...
... admiration . " There are many invisible circumstances , which , whether we read as inquirers after natural or moral knowledge , whether we intend to enlarge our science or increase our virtue , are more important than public occurrences ...
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