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No man loves to frustrate expectations which have been formed in his favour ; and the pleasure which I promise myself from your journals and remarks is so great , that perhaps no degree of attention or discern- ment will be sufficient ...
No man loves to frustrate expectations which have been formed in his favour ; and the pleasure which I promise myself from your journals and remarks is so great , that perhaps no degree of attention or discern- ment will be sufficient ...
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I having mentioned that I had passed some time with Rousseau in his wild retreat , and having quoted some remark made by Mr. Wilkes , with whom I had spent many pleasant hours in Italy , Johnson said , sarcastically , " It seems ...
I having mentioned that I had passed some time with Rousseau in his wild retreat , and having quoted some remark made by Mr. Wilkes , with whom I had spent many pleasant hours in Italy , Johnson said , sarcastically , " It seems ...
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... who has lately favoured me with a long , intelligent , and very obliging letter upon this work , makes the following remark . " Dr. Johnson has alluded to the worthy man employed in the translation of the New Testament .
... who has lately favoured me with a long , intelligent , and very obliging letter upon this work , makes the following remark . " Dr. Johnson has alluded to the worthy man employed in the translation of the New Testament .
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66 The late Alexander earl of Eglintoune , who loved wit more than wine , and men of genius more than sycophants , had a great admiration of Johnson ; but from the remark- able elegance of his own manners , was , perhaps , too deli- ...
66 The late Alexander earl of Eglintoune , who loved wit more than wine , and men of genius more than sycophants , had a great admiration of Johnson ; but from the remark- able elegance of his own manners , was , perhaps , too deli- ...
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The whole of the scene should , in justice to its merit , be transcribed ; but the following passage from Almeria's speech is the one on which the remarks above were chiefly made . How reverend is the face of this tall pile ; Whose ...
The whole of the scene should , in justice to its merit , be transcribed ; but the following passage from Almeria's speech is the one on which the remarks above were chiefly made . How reverend is the face of this tall pile ; Whose ...
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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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