The Life of Samuel Johnson: Including the Tour to the HebridesHenry Holt & Company, 1882 - 689 pàgines |
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Pàgina 33
... better . " Then , stirring about his tea for a little while , in a state of medita tion , he almost extempore produced the following verses : — " Phillips , whose touch harmonious could remove The pangs of guilty power or hapless love ...
... better . " Then , stirring about his tea for a little while , in a state of medita tion , he almost extempore produced the following verses : — " Phillips , whose touch harmonious could remove The pangs of guilty power or hapless love ...
Pàgina 62
... better known , it grew upon the public es- timation , and that its sale has far exceeded that of any other periodical papers since the reign of Queen Anne . He this year favored Mrs. Lenox with a Dedication to the Earl of Orrery , of ...
... better known , it grew upon the public es- timation , and that its sale has far exceeded that of any other periodical papers since the reign of Queen Anne . He this year favored Mrs. Lenox with a Dedication to the Earl of Orrery , of ...
Pàgina 97
... better , and whether , when the first raptures of salutation were over , you did not find your thoughts confessed their disappointment . " Moral sentences appear ostentatious and tumid , when they have no greater occasions than the ...
... better , and whether , when the first raptures of salutation were over , you did not find your thoughts confessed their disappointment . " Moral sentences appear ostentatious and tumid , when they have no greater occasions than the ...
Pàgina 116
... better myself . " * He , I am afraid , had no settled system of any sort , so that his conduct must not be strictly scrutinized ; but his affections were social and generous , and when he had money he gave it away very liberally . His ...
... better myself . " * He , I am afraid , had no settled system of any sort , so that his conduct must not be strictly scrutinized ; but his affections were social and generous , and when he had money he gave it away very liberally . His ...
Pàgina 118
... better opinion of him now than I once had ; for he has shown more fer- tility than I expected . To be sure , he is a tree that cannot pro- duce good fruit : he only bears crabs . But , sir , a tree that pro- duces a great many crabs ...
... better opinion of him now than I once had ; for he has shown more fer- tility than I expected . To be sure , he is a tree that cannot pro- duce good fruit : he only bears crabs . But , sir , a tree that pro- duces a great many crabs ...
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