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" ... and acts of goodness, however comparatively great; so that the unavoidable consciousness of his superiority was, in that respect, a cause of disquiet. He suffered so much from this, and from the gloom which perpetually haunted him, and made solitude... "
The Life of Samuel Johnson - Pagina 450
door James Boswell - 1889
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The Scots Magazine, Volume 54

1792 - 684 pagina’s
...unavoidable confcioufnefs of his fuperiority was, in that refpeft, a caufe ofdifquiet. He fullered fo much from this, and from the gloom which perpetually haunted him, and made folitude frightful, that it may be faid of him, " if in this life only he had hope, he was of all men...
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Boswell's Life of Johnson: Tour to the Hebrides (1773) and Journey into ...

James Boswell - 1786 - 552 pagina’s
...make errour permanent and pernicious, by deliberately writing it. He was conscious of his superiority. He loved praise when it was brought to him ; but was...for it. He was somewhat susceptible of flattery'. His mind was so full of imagery, that he might have been perpetually a poet. It has been often remarked,...
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The Life of Samuel Johnson, LL.D.: Comprehending an Account of His ..., Volume 2

James Boswell - 1791 - 608 pagina’s
...and from the gloom which perpetually haunted him, and made folitude frightful, that it may be laid of him, " If in this life only he had hope, he was of all men moft miferable." He loved praife when it was brought to him ; but was too proud to feek for it. He...
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The Life of Samuel Johnson, LL.D.: Comprehending an Account of His ..., Volume 2

James Boswell - 1791 - 608 pagina’s
...unavoidable confcioulhefs of his fuperiority was in that refpeft a caufe of difquiet. He fuffered fo much from this, and from the gloom which perpetually haunted him, and made folitude frightful, that it may be laid of him, " If in this life only he had hope, he was of all men...
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The Monthly review. New and improved ser, Volume 8

1792 - 640 pagina’s
...unavoidable confcioufnefs of his fuperiority was, in that refpefl, a caufe of difquiet. He fuffered fo much from this, and from the gloom which perpetually haunted him, and made folitude frightful, (hat it may be laid of him, " if in this life only he had hope, hope, h« wa»...
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The Life of Samuel Johnson, LL. D.: Comprehending an Account of ..., Volume 3

James Boswell - 1807 - 562 pagina’s
...unavoidable consciousness of his superiority was, in that respect, a cause of disquiet. He suffered so much from this, and from the gloom which perpetually...somewhat susceptible of flattery. As he was general and unconfined in his studies, he cannot be considered as master of any one particular science ; but he...
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The life of Samuel Johnson. [With] The principal corrections and ..., Volume 4

James Boswell - 1807 - 532 pagina’s
...unavoidable consciousness of his superiority was, in that respect, a cause of disquiet. He suffered so much from this, and from the gloom which perpetually...it. He was somewhat susceptible of flattery. As he written by the Reverend Dr. Home, the last excellent Bish,op of Norwich. The following passage is eminently...
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The Journal of a Tour to the Hebrides, with Samuel Johnson, L. L. D.

James Boswell - 1810 - 438 pagina’s
...make error permanent and pernicious, by deliberately writing it. He was conscious of his superiority. He loved praise when it was brought to him ; but was...seek for it. He was somewhat susceptible of flattery. His mind was so full of imagery, that he might have been perpetually a poet. It has been often remarked,...
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The British Plutarch [by T. Mortimer].

Thomas Mortimer - 1810 - 532 pagina’s
...make error permanent and pernicious by deliberately writing it. He wa* coascious of his superiority. He loved praise when it was brought to him, but was too proud to seek for it. He was somewhat too susceptible of flattery. His mind was so full of imagery, that he might have been perpetually a...
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The Life of Samuel Johnson, LL. D.: With Critical Observations on His Works

Robert Anderson - 1815 - 660 pagina’s
...unavoidable consciousness of his superiority was in that respect a cause of disquiet, He suffered so much from this, and from the gloom which perpetually...somewhat susceptible of flattery. As he was general and unconfined in his studies, he cannot be considered as master of any one particular science ; but he...
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