The Life of Samuel Johnson, Volume 8Gabriel Wells, 1922 |
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James Boswell Clement King Shorter. discussable subjects that one rarely turns to look out of the shut windows . Boswell's , too , like Chaucer's , Burton's , Montaigne's , is a grown - up man's book . Ladies are admitted , but as guests ...
James Boswell Clement King Shorter. discussable subjects that one rarely turns to look out of the shut windows . Boswell's , too , like Chaucer's , Burton's , Montaigne's , is a grown - up man's book . Ladies are admitted , but as guests ...
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... look upon myself to be a man very much misunderstood . I am not an uncandid , nor am I a severe man . I sometimes say more than I mean , in jest ; and people are apt to believe me serious : however , I am more candid than I was when I ...
... look upon myself to be a man very much misunderstood . I am not an uncandid , nor am I a severe man . I sometimes say more than I mean , in jest ; and people are apt to believe me serious : however , I am more candid than I was when I ...
Pagina 163
... look back to it , I am vexed that a single word should have been forgotten . Both Sir Joshua and I were so sanguine in our expectations , that we expatiated with confidence on the liberal provision which we were sure would be made for ...
... look back to it , I am vexed that a single word should have been forgotten . Both Sir Joshua and I were so sanguine in our expectations , that we expatiated with confidence on the liberal provision which we were sure would be made for ...
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