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Pàgina xv
... manners , " 301 - Dies June 7 , 1742 , at Stowe , 301 . WILLIAM SOMERVILE , 1692-1742 380 . p . 301 Born at Edston in in Warwickshire , 301 - Educated at Winchester and New College , 301- " Writes very well for a Gentleman , " 302 ...
... manners , " 301 - Dies June 7 , 1742 , at Stowe , 301 . WILLIAM SOMERVILE , 1692-1742 380 . p . 301 Born at Edston in in Warwickshire , 301 - Educated at Winchester and New College , 301- " Writes very well for a Gentleman , " 302 ...
Pàgina xxi
... manners by rudeness . When we consider the rank which Dr. Johnson held , not only in litera- ture but in society , we cannot help figuring him to ourselves as the benevo- lent giant of some fairy tale , whose kindness and courtesies are ...
... manners by rudeness . When we consider the rank which Dr. Johnson held , not only in litera- ture but in society , we cannot help figuring him to ourselves as the benevo- lent giant of some fairy tale , whose kindness and courtesies are ...
Pàgina xxii
... manners , which left his talents , morals , and benevolence , alike unimpeachable . Of " Rasselas , " translated into ... manner ; enriched and rendered sonorous by the triads and quaternions which he so much loved , and balanced with an ...
... manners , which left his talents , morals , and benevolence , alike unimpeachable . Of " Rasselas , " translated into ... manner ; enriched and rendered sonorous by the triads and quaternions which he so much loved , and balanced with an ...
Pàgina xxiii
... manner the book was com- pleted , and was published in 1735 , with London ' on the title - page , though it was printed in Birmingham . For this work he had from Mr. Warren only the sum of five guineas . " - Boswell , p . 21 . 5 At the ...
... manner the book was com- pleted , and was published in 1735 , with London ' on the title - page , though it was printed in Birmingham . For this work he had from Mr. Warren only the sum of five guineas . " - Boswell , p . 21 . 5 At the ...
Pàgina 3
... manners of the lettered world , and filled Europe with love and poetry . But the basis of all excellence is truth : he that professes love ought to feel its power . Petrarch was a real lover , and Laura doubtless deserved his tenderness ...
... manners of the lettered world , and filled Europe with love and poetry . But the basis of all excellence is truth : he that professes love ought to feel its power . Petrarch was a real lover , and Laura doubtless deserved his tenderness ...
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