The Life of Samuel JohnsonModern Library, 1965 - 559 pagina's |
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Pagina 62
... periods , so much do they captivate the ear , and seize upon the attention , that there is scarcely any writer , however inconsiderable , who does not aim , in some degree , at the same species of excellence . But let us not un ...
... periods , so much do they captivate the ear , and seize upon the attention , that there is scarcely any writer , however inconsiderable , who does not aim , in some degree , at the same species of excellence . But let us not un ...
Pagina 90
... period he was offered a living of considerable value in Lincolnshire , if he were inclined to enter into holy orders . It was a rectory in the gift of Mr. Langton , the father of his much valued friend . But he did not accept of it ...
... period he was offered a living of considerable value in Lincolnshire , if he were inclined to enter into holy orders . It was a rectory in the gift of Mr. Langton , the father of his much valued friend . But he did not accept of it ...
Pagina 255
... period can possess poetical reputation , a man of genius can now hardly acquire it . Johnson . That is one of the most sensible things I have ever heard of Goldsmith . It is diffi- cult to get literary fame , and it is every day growing ...
... period can possess poetical reputation , a man of genius can now hardly acquire it . Johnson . That is one of the most sensible things I have ever heard of Goldsmith . It is diffi- cult to get literary fame , and it is every day growing ...
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