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Pagina xi
... Human life is a series of inconsistencies ; and when Johnson's early misfortunes , his protracted poverty , his strong passions , his violent prejudices , and , above all , his men- tal infirmities are considered , it is only wonderful ...
... Human life is a series of inconsistencies ; and when Johnson's early misfortunes , his protracted poverty , his strong passions , his violent prejudices , and , above all , his men- tal infirmities are considered , it is only wonderful ...
Pagina xii
... human heart . ' What a man must Johnson have been , whose heart , having been laid more bare than that of any other mortal ever was , has passed almost unblemished through so terrible an ordeal ! " But , while we contemplate with such ...
... human heart . ' What a man must Johnson have been , whose heart , having been laid more bare than that of any other mortal ever was , has passed almost unblemished through so terrible an ordeal ! " But , while we contemplate with such ...
Pagina xviii
... human intellect so singular a pheno- menon as this book . Many of the greatest men that ever lived have written biography — Boswell has beaten them all . This book resembles nothing so much as the conversation of the inmates of the ...
... human intellect so singular a pheno- menon as this book . Many of the greatest men that ever lived have written biography — Boswell has beaten them all . This book resembles nothing so much as the conversation of the inmates of the ...
Pagina xxiii
... Human Wishes . " the Hermit . " - " Irene " acted at Drury Lane . - - 203 CHAPTER IX . 1750-1751 . " The Rambler . " - Johnson's Prayer on commencing the - Work . Obligations to Correspondents . - Adversaria . Success of the Rambler . O ...
... Human Wishes . " the Hermit . " - " Irene " acted at Drury Lane . - - 203 CHAPTER IX . 1750-1751 . " The Rambler . " - Johnson's Prayer on commencing the - Work . Obligations to Correspondents . - Adversaria . Success of the Rambler . O ...
Pagina 10
... humanity ; but we do not feel them the less . Let me particularly lament the Reverend Thomas Warton , and the Re- verend Dr. Adams . ( 1 ) Mr. Warton , amidst his variety of genius and learning , was an excellent biographer . His ...
... humanity ; but we do not feel them the less . Let me particularly lament the Reverend Thomas Warton , and the Re- verend Dr. Adams . ( 1 ) Mr. Warton , amidst his variety of genius and learning , was an excellent biographer . His ...
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