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... who had read many of Rousseau's animated writings with great pleasure , and even edification ; had been much pleased with his society , and was just come from the continent , where he was very generally admired .
... who had read many of Rousseau's animated writings with great pleasure , and even edification ; had been much pleased with his society , and was just come from the continent , where he was very generally admired .
Pagina 10
On the contrary , by having it in my power to compare him with many of the most celebrated persons of other coun- tries , my admiration of his extraordinary mind was in- creased and confirmed . The roughness , indeed , which sometimes ...
On the contrary , by having it in my power to compare him with many of the most celebrated persons of other coun- tries , my admiration of his extraordinary mind was in- creased and confirmed . The roughness , indeed , which sometimes ...
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... a beautiful little fairy tale in prose , written with exquisite simplicity , is one of Johnson's productions ; and I cannot withhold from Mrs. Thrale the praise of being the author of that admirable poem , The Three Warnings .
... a beautiful little fairy tale in prose , written with exquisite simplicity , is one of Johnson's productions ; and I cannot withhold from Mrs. Thrale the praise of being the author of that admirable poem , The Three Warnings .
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It is but justice both to him and Dr. Robertson to add , that though he indulged himself in this sally of wit , he had too good taste not to be fully sensible of the merits of that admirable work . An essay , written by Mr. Deane ...
It is but justice both to him and Dr. Robertson to add , that though he indulged himself in this sally of wit , he had too good taste not to be fully sensible of the merits of that admirable work . An essay , written by Mr. Deane ...
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A gentleman talked to him of a lady whom he greatly admired and wished to marry , but was afraid of her supe- riority ... Yet the gentleman may be justified in his apprehension by one of Dr. Johnson's admirable sentences in his Life of ...
A gentleman talked to him of a lady whom he greatly admired and wished to marry , but was afraid of her supe- riority ... Yet the gentleman may be justified in his apprehension by one of Dr. Johnson's admirable sentences in his Life of ...
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| Titel | The Life of Samuel Johnson, LL.D. Oxford English classics Volume 2 van The Life of Samuel Johnson, LL.D, James Boswell |
| Auteur | James Boswell |
| Uitgever | Talboys & Wheeler, 1826 |
| Oorspronkelijk uit | Oxford University |
| Gedigitaliseerd | 18 juni 2007 |
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