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Pàgina xxi
... favour of those with whom he associates ; for , theoretically , no man understood the rules of good - breeding better than Dr. Johnson , or could act more exactly in conformity with them , when the high rank of those with whom he was in ...
... favour of those with whom he associates ; for , theoretically , no man understood the rules of good - breeding better than Dr. Johnson , or could act more exactly in conformity with them , when the high rank of those with whom he was in ...
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... favour had been shown him , he received the news of his ill success , not with so much firmness as might have been expected from so great a man . " What firmness they expected , or what weakness Cowley discovered , cannot be known . He ...
... favour had been shown him , he received the news of his ill success , not with so much firmness as might have been expected from so great a man . " What firmness they expected , or what weakness Cowley discovered , cannot be known . He ...
Pàgina 15
... favour is diffused o'er all , From which all fortunes , names , and natures fall : Then from those wombs of stars , the Bride's bright eyes , At every glance a constellation flies , And sowes the court with stars , and doth prevent In ...
... favour is diffused o'er all , From which all fortunes , names , and natures fall : Then from those wombs of stars , the Bride's bright eyes , At every glance a constellation flies , And sowes the court with stars , and doth prevent In ...
Pàgina 33
... favour of his master and esteem of the public would now make him happy . But human felicity is short and uncertain ; a second marriage brought upon him so much disquiet , as for a time disordered his understanding ; and Butler lampooned ...
... favour of his master and esteem of the public would now make him happy . But human felicity is short and uncertain ; a second marriage brought upon him so much disquiet , as for a time disordered his understanding ; and Butler lampooned ...
Pàgina 40
... favour of Lord Scudamore , he had the opportunity of visiting Grotius , then residing at the French court as ambassador from Christina of Sweden . From Paris he hasted into Italy , of which he had with particular diligence studied the ...
... favour of Lord Scudamore , he had the opportunity of visiting Grotius , then residing at the French court as ambassador from Christina of Sweden . From Paris he hasted into Italy , of which he had with particular diligence studied the ...
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