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... told . " Such a sanction to my faculty of giving a just repre- sentation of Dr. Johnson I could not conceal . Nor will I suppress my satisfaction in the consciousness , that by re- cording so considerable a portion of the wisdom and wit ...
... told . " Such a sanction to my faculty of giving a just repre- sentation of Dr. Johnson I could not conceal . Nor will I suppress my satisfaction in the consciousness , that by re- cording so considerable a portion of the wisdom and wit ...
Pagina 12
... told me , that he remembered distinctly having had the first notice of heaven , " a place to which good people went , " and hell , " a place to which bad people went , " communi- cated to him by her , when a little child in bed with her ...
... told me , that he remembered distinctly having had the first notice of heaven , " a place to which good people went , " and hell , " a place to which bad people went , " communi- cated to him by her , when a little child in bed with her ...
Pagina 13
... told me in his presence at Lichfield , in 1776 , by his step - daughter , Mrs. Lucy Porter , as related to her by his mother . When he was a child in petticoats , and had learnt to read , Mrs. Johnson one morning put the common - prayer ...
... told me in his presence at Lichfield , in 1776 , by his step - daughter , Mrs. Lucy Porter , as related to her by his mother . When he was a child in petticoats , and had learnt to read , Mrs. Johnson one morning put the common - prayer ...
Pagina 15
... told him that he resembled an able performer upon a bad instrument . How false and contemptible then are all the remarks which have been made to the prejudice either of his candour or of his philosophy , founded upon a supposi- tion ...
... told him that he resembled an able performer upon a bad instrument . How false and contemptible then are all the remarks which have been made to the prejudice either of his candour or of his philosophy , founded upon a supposi- tion ...
Pagina 16
... told me that the scrofulous sores which afflicted me proceeded from the bad humours of the nurse , whose son had the same distem- per , and was likewise short - sighted , but both in a less degree . My mother thought my diseases derived ...
... told me that the scrofulous sores which afflicted me proceeded from the bad humours of the nurse , whose son had the same distem- per , and was likewise short - sighted , but both in a less degree . My mother thought my diseases derived ...
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The Life of Samuel Johnson, LL.D.: Comprehending an Account of His Studies ... James Boswell Volledige weergave - 1857 |
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