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Pagina 18
... and continue it with sub- tilty , must , after long expense of thought , conclude by chance . To prefer one future mode of life to another , upon just reasons , requires faculties which it has not pleased our Creator to give us .
... and continue it with sub- tilty , must , after long expense of thought , conclude by chance . To prefer one future mode of life to another , upon just reasons , requires faculties which it has not pleased our Creator to give us .
Pagina 25
To those who have nothing in their thoughts but trade or policy , present power , or present money , I should not think it necessary to defend my opinions ; but with men of letters I would not unwillingly compound , by wishing the con- ...
To those who have nothing in their thoughts but trade or policy , present power , or present money , I should not think it necessary to defend my opinions ; but with men of letters I would not unwillingly compound , by wishing the con- ...
Pagina 33
Johnson said , he thought he had already done his part as a writer . " I should have thought so too , " said the king , " if you had not written so well . ” — Johnson observed to me , upon this , that " No man could have paid a ...
Johnson said , he thought he had already done his part as a writer . " I should have thought so too , " said the king , " if you had not written so well . ” — Johnson observed to me , upon this , that " No man could have paid a ...
Pagina 34
66 His majesty then asked him what he thought of lord Lyttelton's history , which was then just published . John- son said , he thought his style pretty good , but that he had blamed Henry the second rather too much .
66 His majesty then asked him what he thought of lord Lyttelton's history , which was then just published . John- son said , he thought his style pretty good , but that he had blamed Henry the second rather too much .
Pagina 39
... soon after the first representation of this comedy in 1768. - Gold- smith probably thought that the lines printed in Italick characters , which , how- In the spring of this year , having published my ĘTAT . 58. ] 39 DR . JOHNSON .
... soon after the first representation of this comedy in 1768. - Gold- smith probably thought that the lines printed in Italick characters , which , how- In the spring of this year , having published my ĘTAT . 58. ] 39 DR . JOHNSON .
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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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| 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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