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Though the loftiness of his mind prevented him from ever dedicating in his own person , he wrote a very great number of dedications for others . Some of these , the persons who were favoured with them are unwilling should be mentioned ...
Though the loftiness of his mind prevented him from ever dedicating in his own person , he wrote a very great number of dedications for others . Some of these , the persons who were favoured with them are unwilling should be mentioned ...
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I am afraid we shall find it difficult to keep among us a mind which has been so long feasted with variety . But let us try what esteem and kindness can effect . " As your father's liberality has indulged you with so long a ramble ...
I am afraid we shall find it difficult to keep among us a mind which has been so long feasted with variety . But let us try what esteem and kindness can effect . " As your father's liberality has indulged you with so long a ramble ...
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... I cannot help admiring it , as the performance of a man full of sincere reverential sub- mission to divine mystery , though beset with perplexing doubts : a state of mind to be viewed with pity rather than with anger .
... I cannot help admiring it , as the performance of a man full of sincere reverential sub- mission to divine mystery , though beset with perplexing doubts : a state of mind to be viewed with pity rather than with anger .
Pagina 11
When composing , I have generally had them in my mind , perhaps fifty at a time , walking up and down in my room ; and then I have written them down , and often , from lazi- ness , have written only half lines .
When composing , I have generally had them in my mind , perhaps fifty at a time , walking up and down in my room ; and then I have written them down , and often , from lazi- ness , have written only half lines .
Pagina 12
Such specimens of the easy and playful conversation of the great Dr. Samuel Johnson are , I think , to be prized ; as exhibiting the little varieties of a mind so enlarged and so powerful when objects of consequence required its ex- ...
Such specimens of the easy and playful conversation of the great Dr. Samuel Johnson are , I think , to be prized ; as exhibiting the little varieties of a mind so enlarged and so powerful when objects of consequence required its ex- ...
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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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