Lives of the Most Eminent English Poets, with Critical Observations on Their Works by Samuel Johnson, Volum 1Derby & Jackson, 1861 - 635 pàgines |
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Pàgina xiv
... probably more easily indulge in drinking from knowing this ; so that more ill may be done by the example than good by telling the whole truth . " Yet he observed on another occasion , and to Boswell , that “ it would produce an ...
... probably more easily indulge in drinking from knowing this ; so that more ill may be done by the example than good by telling the whole truth . " Yet he observed on another occasion , and to Boswell , that “ it would produce an ...
Pàgina xx
... probably simple . The best of men are beset with prejudices , and Johnson had at least his full share . He remembered a kindness , more especially one in early life ( witness his partiality for Warburton ) , and forgave but did not ...
... probably simple . The best of men are beset with prejudices , and Johnson had at least his full share . He remembered a kindness , more especially one in early life ( witness his partiality for Warburton ) , and forgave but did not ...
Pàgina xxxv
... probably with as much intelligence as any Staffordshire squire in the congregation . The work which had been begun in the nursery had been completed by the university . Oxford , when Johnson resided there , was the most Jacobitical ...
... probably with as much intelligence as any Staffordshire squire in the congregation . The work which had been begun in the nursery had been completed by the university . Oxford , when Johnson resided there , was the most Jacobitical ...
Pàgina xxxvi
... probably originated in his abhorrence of the conduct of the nation during the Great Rebellion . It is easy to guess in what manner debates on great party questions were likely to be reported by a man whose judgment was so much ...
... probably originated in his abhorrence of the conduct of the nation during the Great Rebellion . It is easy to guess in what manner debates on great party questions were likely to be reported by a man whose judgment was so much ...
Pàgina xli
... probably of the good offices of Dodington , who was then the confidential adviser of Prince Frederic , two of his Royal Highness's gentlemen carried a gracious message to the printing - office , and ordered seven copies for Leicester ...
... probably of the good offices of Dodington , who was then the confidential adviser of Prince Frederic , two of his Royal Highness's gentlemen carried a gracious message to the printing - office , and ordered seven copies for Leicester ...
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