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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 10
... manner resembled that of Donne more in the ruggedness of his lines than in the cast of his sentiments . When their reputation was high , they had undoubtedly more imitators than time has left behind . Their immediate successors , of ...
... manner resembled that of Donne more in the ruggedness of his lines than in the cast of his sentiments . When their reputation was high , they had undoubtedly more imitators than time has left behind . Their immediate successors , of ...
Pàgina 21
... manner of speaking . He was therefore not at all restrained to his expressions , nor much to his sentiments ; nothing was required of him , but not to write as Pindar would not have written . Of the Olympic Ode , the beginning is , I ...
... manner of speaking . He was therefore not at all restrained to his expressions , nor much to his sentiments ; nothing was required of him , but not to write as Pindar would not have written . Of the Olympic Ode , the beginning is , I ...
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The Lives of the Most Eminent English Poets: With Critical ..., Volum 2 Samuel Johnson Visualització completa - 1857 |
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