The Life of Samuel JohnsonJ. M. Dent, 1907 - 1172 pagina's |
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... recollect all the passages that I heard Johnson repeat : it stamps a value on them . He told us , that the book entitled " The Lives of the Poets , by Mr. Cibber , " was entirely compiled by Mr. Shiels , 1 a Scotchman , one of his ...
... recollect all the passages that I heard Johnson repeat : it stamps a value on them . He told us , that the book entitled " The Lives of the Poets , by Mr. Cibber , " was entirely compiled by Mr. Shiels , 1 a Scotchman , one of his ...
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... recollect a time when that was the case . " Talking of " The Spectator , " he said , " It is wonderful that there is such a proportion of bad papers , in the half of the work which was not written by Addison ; for there was all the ...
... recollect a time when that was the case . " Talking of " The Spectator , " he said , " It is wonderful that there is such a proportion of bad papers , in the half of the work which was not written by Addison ; for there was all the ...
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... recollect ; but it con- cluded with wishing her long life . " Sir , ( said I , ) if Dr. Barry's system be true , you have now shortened Mrs. Thrale's life , perhaps , some minutes , by accelerating her pulsation . " On Thursday , April ...
... recollect ; but it con- cluded with wishing her long life . " Sir , ( said I , ) if Dr. Barry's system be true , you have now shortened Mrs. Thrale's life , perhaps , some minutes , by accelerating her pulsation . " On Thursday , April ...
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... recollect that of the books preserved ( and an infinite number was lost ) all were confined to two languages . In modern times and modern languages , France and Italy alone produce more books in a given time than Greece and Rome ; put ...
... recollect that of the books preserved ( and an infinite number was lost ) all were confined to two languages . In modern times and modern languages , France and Italy alone produce more books in a given time than Greece and Rome ; put ...
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... recollect that you are to dine at Mr. Dilly's ? " JOHNSON . " Sir , I did not think of going to Dilly's : it went out of my head . I have ordered dinner at home with Mrs. Williams . " BOSWELL . " But , my dear Sir , you know you were ...
... recollect that you are to dine at Mr. Dilly's ? " JOHNSON . " Sir , I did not think of going to Dilly's : it went out of my head . I have ordered dinner at home with Mrs. Williams . " BOSWELL . " But , my dear Sir , you know you were ...
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