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Pagina 11
But I wonder , sir , you have not more pleasure in writing than in not writing . " JOHN- SON . " Sir , you may wonder . ” He talked of making verses , and observed , " The great difficulty is , to know when you have made good ones .
But I wonder , sir , you have not more pleasure in writing than in not writing . " JOHN- SON . " Sir , you may wonder . ” He talked of making verses , and observed , " The great difficulty is , to know when you have made good ones .
Pagina 12
That sickness should suspend your correspondence , I did not wonder ; but hoped that it would be renewed at your recovery . 66 Since you will not inform us where you are , or how you live , I know not whether you desire to know any ...
That sickness should suspend your correspondence , I did not wonder ; but hoped that it would be renewed at your recovery . 66 Since you will not inform us where you are , or how you live , I know not whether you desire to know any ...
Pagina 15
The wonder , with most that hear an account of his economy , will be , how he was able , with such an income , to do so much , especially when it is consi- dered that he paid for every thing he had . He had no land , except the two or ...
The wonder , with most that hear an account of his economy , will be , how he was able , with such an income , to do so much , especially when it is consi- dered that he paid for every thing he had . He had no land , except the two or ...
Pagina 21
I always remember a passage in one of your letters to our Italian friend Baretti ; where , talking of the monastic life , you say you do not wonder that serious men should put themselves under the protec- tion of a religious order ...
I always remember a passage in one of your letters to our Italian friend Baretti ; where , talking of the monastic life , you say you do not wonder that serious men should put themselves under the protec- tion of a religious order ...
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I wonder at that , sir ; it is your native place . " JOHNSON . " Why so is Scotland your native place . " His prejudice against Scotland appeared remarkably strong at this time . When I talked of our advancement in literature ...
I wonder at that , sir ; it is your native place . " JOHNSON . " Why so is Scotland your native place . " His prejudice against Scotland appeared remarkably strong at this time . When I talked of our advancement in literature ...
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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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