The Life of Samuel Johnson, LL.D.: Including a Journal of His Tour to the Hebrides;Henry G. Bohn, York Street, Covent Garden, 1846 |
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... mind . Congreve had visited that family at Ilam ; and his seat , that is , the bench on which he sometimes sat , in the gardens , used to be shown : this , Mr. Bernard Port - one of the ancient family , and now vicar of Ilam - thinks ...
... mind . Congreve had visited that family at Ilam ; and his seat , that is , the bench on which he sometimes sat , in the gardens , used to be shown : this , Mr. Bernard Port - one of the ancient family , and now vicar of Ilam - thinks ...
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... mind where there is a failure of memory at seventy . A man's head , Sir , must be morbid if he fails so soon . " ( 1 ) My friend , ( 1 ) Probably Boswell's father , Lord Auchinleck , was meant ; being now himself sixty - eight , might ...
... mind where there is a failure of memory at seventy . A man's head , Sir , must be morbid if he fails so soon . " ( 1 ) My friend , ( 1 ) Probably Boswell's father , Lord Auchinleck , was meant ; being now himself sixty - eight , might ...
Pagina 11
... mind held firm before me those objects which my own feeble and tremulous imagination frequently presented in such a wavering state , that my reason could not judge well of them . Dr. Johnson advised me to - day to have as many books ...
... mind held firm before me those objects which my own feeble and tremulous imagination frequently presented in such a wavering state , that my reason could not judge well of them . Dr. Johnson advised me to - day to have as many books ...
Pagina 12
... the admirers of Homer contend , that he was not only prior to Virgil in point of time , but superior in excellence ? -J . BoswELL , jun . sertation relative to its subject ; but Mallet's mind was 12 1777 . LIFE OF JOHNSON .
... the admirers of Homer contend , that he was not only prior to Virgil in point of time , but superior in excellence ? -J . BoswELL , jun . sertation relative to its subject ; but Mallet's mind was 12 1777 . LIFE OF JOHNSON .
Pagina 13
... mind was not comprehensive enough to embrace the vast extent of Lord Verulam's genius and research . Dr. Warburton therefore observed , with witty justness , " that Mallet in his Life of Bacon had forgotten that he was a philosopher ...
... mind was not comprehensive enough to embrace the vast extent of Lord Verulam's genius and research . Dr. Warburton therefore observed , with witty justness , " that Mallet in his Life of Bacon had forgotten that he was a philosopher ...
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The Life of Samuel Johnson: Including a Journal of His Tour to the ..., Volume 7 James Boswell Volledige weergave - 1853 |
The Life of Samuel Johnson: Including a Journal of His Tour to the ..., Volume 7 James Boswell Volledige weergave - 1835 |
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