The Life of Samuel Johnson, LL. D.: With Critical Observations on His WorksJ. & A. Arch, 1795 - 307 páginas |
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... early genius , which are believed by fome to be as neceffary to the attainment of future pre - eminence , as that fruits should be preceded by the blossom . Among other stories of his infant precocity generally circulated , and ...
... early genius , which are believed by fome to be as neceffary to the attainment of future pre - eminence , as that fruits should be preceded by the blossom . Among other stories of his infant precocity generally circulated , and ...
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... early age . But , fortunately , credulity is relieved from the burden of doubt , by Johnson's having himself assured Mr. Bofwell , that they were made by his father , who wifhed them to pafs for his fon's . He added , " my father was a ...
... early age . But , fortunately , credulity is relieved from the burden of doubt , by Johnson's having himself assured Mr. Bofwell , that they were made by his father , who wifhed them to pafs for his fon's . He added , " my father was a ...
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... early predominance of his intellectual powers alone ; but they who remember what boys are , and who confider that Johnson's corporeal prowefs was by no means despicable , will be apt to suspect that the homage was enforced , at least as ...
... early predominance of his intellectual powers alone ; but they who remember what boys are , and who confider that Johnson's corporeal prowefs was by no means despicable , will be apt to suspect that the homage was enforced , at least as ...
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... earliest years he loved to read poetry and romances of chi- valry . He read Shakspeare at a period fo early , that the fpeech of the ghost in " Hamlet " terrified him when he was alone . Horace's odes were the ... early life ; but it [ 22 ]
... earliest years he loved to read poetry and romances of chi- valry . He read Shakspeare at a period fo early , that the fpeech of the ghost in " Hamlet " terrified him when he was alone . Horace's odes were the ... early life ; but it [ 22 ]
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... fuch ftrength as to afflict him in a dreadful manner . He was overwhelmed with an horrible hypocondria , with perpe- 66 tual irritation , fretfulness , and impatience , and Bij [ 23 ] tions he most liked in early life; but it ...
... fuch ftrength as to afflict him in a dreadful manner . He was overwhelmed with an horrible hypocondria , with perpe- 66 tual irritation , fretfulness , and impatience , and Bij [ 23 ] tions he most liked in early life; but it ...
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