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Pagina 35
... conversation is pretty generally known ; it was certainly con- ducted in conformity with a precept of Lord Bacon , but it is not clear , I apprehend , that this conformity was either perceived or intended by Johnson . The precept ...
... conversation is pretty generally known ; it was certainly con- ducted in conformity with a precept of Lord Bacon , but it is not clear , I apprehend , that this conformity was either perceived or intended by Johnson . The precept ...
Pagina 94
... conversation . Now what harm does it do to any man to be con- tradicted ? " BOSWELL . " I suppose he meant the manner of doing it ; roughly , —and harshly . " JOHNSON . " And who is the worse for that ? " BOSWELL . " It hurts people of ...
... conversation . Now what harm does it do to any man to be con- tradicted ? " BOSWELL . " I suppose he meant the manner of doing it ; roughly , —and harshly . " JOHNSON . " And who is the worse for that ? " BOSWELL . " It hurts people of ...
Pagina 284
... conversation , 1 that he at all times expressed his thoughts with great force , and an elegant choice of language , the effect of which was aided by his having a loud voice , and a slow deliberate utterance . In him were united a most 1 ...
... conversation , 1 that he at all times expressed his thoughts with great force , and an elegant choice of language , the effect of which was aided by his having a loud voice , and a slow deliberate utterance . In him were united a most 1 ...
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