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... down a plan of living proportioned to his income , and did not practise any extraordinary degree of parsimony , but endeavoured that in his family there should be plenty without waste . As an instance that this was his endeavour ...
... down a plan of living proportioned to his income , and did not practise any extraordinary degree of parsimony , but endeavoured that in his family there should be plenty without waste . As an instance that this was his endeavour ...
Pagina 15
On extra- ordinary instances of good behaviour or diligent service , he was not wanting in particular encouragements and presents above their wages : it is remarkable that he would permit their relations to visit them , and stay at his ...
On extra- ordinary instances of good behaviour or diligent service , he was not wanting in particular encouragements and presents above their wages : it is remarkable that he would permit their relations to visit them , and stay at his ...
Pagina 33
Perhaps no man who had spent his whole life in courts could have shown a more nice and dignified sense of true politeness than Johnson did in this instance . His majesty having observed to him that he supposed he must have read a great ...
Perhaps no man who had spent his whole life in courts could have shown a more nice and dignified sense of true politeness than Johnson did in this instance . His majesty having observed to him that he supposed he must have read a great ...
Pagina 34
Johnson answered , that he was an ingenious man , but had no veracity ; and immediately mentioned , as an instance of it , an assertion of that writer , that he had seen objects magnified to a much greater degree by using three or four ...
Johnson answered , that he was an ingenious man , but had no veracity ; and immediately mentioned , as an instance of it , an assertion of that writer , that he had seen objects magnified to a much greater degree by using three or four ...
Pagina 47
A man , to be sure , is criminal in the sight of God ; but he does not do his wife a very material injury , if he does not insult her ; if , for instance , from mere wantonness of tite , he steals privately to her chambermaid .
A man , to be sure , is criminal in the sight of God ; but he does not do his wife a very material injury , if he does not insult her ; if , for instance , from mere wantonness of tite , he steals privately to her chambermaid .
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The Life of Samuel Johnson, LL.D.: Comprehending an Account of His ..., Volume 2 James Boswell Volledige weergave - 1791 |
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Bibliografische gegevens
| 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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