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Pagina 23
... pleasure in contradiction , especially when any opinion whatever was delivered with an air of confi- dence ; so that there was hardly any topic , if not one of the great truths of Religion and Morality , that he might not have been ...
... pleasure in contradiction , especially when any opinion whatever was delivered with an air of confi- dence ; so that there was hardly any topic , if not one of the great truths of Religion and Morality , that he might not have been ...
Pagina 33
... pleasure : cock - fighting or bear - baiting will raise the spirits of a company as drinking does , though surely they will not improve conver- sation . I also admit , that there are some sluggish men who are im- proved by drinking ; as ...
... pleasure : cock - fighting or bear - baiting will raise the spirits of a company as drinking does , though surely they will not improve conver- sation . I also admit , that there are some sluggish men who are im- proved by drinking ; as ...
Pagina 52
... pleasure of giving you some butter - Allow me to recommend a squeeze of this orange ; ―or the lemon , perhaps , may have more zest . ' Sir , Sir , I am obliged to you , Sir , " cried Johnson , bowing , and turning his head to him with a ...
... pleasure of giving you some butter - Allow me to recommend a squeeze of this orange ; ―or the lemon , perhaps , may have more zest . ' Sir , Sir , I am obliged to you , Sir , " cried Johnson , bowing , and turning his head to him with a ...
Pagina 65
... pleasure of his son's election , and died before that pleasure was abated . " Langton's lady has brought him a girl , and both are well ; I dined with him the other day . " It vexes me to tell you , that on the evening of the 29th of ...
... pleasure of his son's election , and died before that pleasure was abated . " Langton's lady has brought him a girl , and both are well ; I dined with him the other day . " It vexes me to tell you , that on the evening of the 29th of ...
Pagina 66
... pleasure of becoming acquainted with him in London , in the spring of this year . - BOSWELL . Signor Manucci assumed the rank of a nobleman and military officer ; but he was simply a private gentleman of Prato , in Tuscany . - ED . 2 ...
... pleasure of becoming acquainted with him in London , in the spring of this year . - BOSWELL . Signor Manucci assumed the rank of a nobleman and military officer ; but he was simply a private gentleman of Prato , in Tuscany . - ED . 2 ...
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The Life of Samuel Johnson, LL.D.: Including a Journal of a Tour ..., Volume 3 James Boswell Volledige weergave - 1831 |
The Life of Samuel Johnson, Including A Journal of a Tour to the ..., Volume 3 James Boswell Fragmentweergave - 1909 |
The Life of Samuel Johnson, Volume 2 James Boswell,John Wilson Croker Geen voorbeeld beschikbaar - 2015 |
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