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In writing de- dications for others , he considered himself as by no means speaking his own sentiments . Notwithstanding his long silence , I never omitted to write to him , when I had any thing worthy of communicating . VOL . II .
In writing de- dications for others , he considered himself as by no means speaking his own sentiments . Notwithstanding his long silence , I never omitted to write to him , when I had any thing worthy of communicating . VOL . II .
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No , sir ; Hume owned to a cler- gyman in the bishoprick of Durham , that he had never read the New Testament with attention . " - I mentioned Hume's notion , that all who are happy are equally ...
No , sir ; Hume owned to a cler- gyman in the bishoprick of Durham , that he had never read the New Testament with attention . " - I mentioned Hume's notion , that all who are happy are equally ...
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... of it a plodding blockhead can never excel . " I talked of the mode adopted by some to rise in the world by courting great men , and asked him whether he had ever submitted to it . JOHNSON . " Why , sir , I never was near enough to ...
... of it a plodding blockhead can never excel . " I talked of the mode adopted by some to rise in the world by courting great men , and asked him whether he had ever submitted to it . JOHNSON . " Why , sir , I never was near enough to ...
Pagina 18
Your resolution to obey your father I sincerely ap- prove ; but do not accustom yourself to enchain your vola- tility by vows ; they will sometimes leave a thorn in your mind , which you will perhaps never be able to extract or eject .
Your resolution to obey your father I sincerely ap- prove ; but do not accustom yourself to enchain your vola- tility by vows ; they will sometimes leave a thorn in your mind , which you will perhaps never be able to extract or eject .
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During the whole of this interview , Johnson talked to his majesty with profound respect , but still in his firm manly manner , with a sonorous voice , and never in that subdued tone which is commonly used at the levee and in the ...
During the whole of this interview , Johnson talked to his majesty with profound respect , but still in his firm manly manner , with a sonorous voice , and never in that subdued tone which is commonly used at the levee and in the ...
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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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