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... eager curiosity of rational and laudable inquiry , an immense storehouse of
mental treasure , which far exceeds , in merit and value , the voluminous
collections of the wise and witty sayings of the learned and ingenious men of
other nations .
... eager curiosity of rational and laudable inquiry , an immense storehouse of
mental treasure , which far exceeds , in merit and value , the voluminous
collections of the wise and witty sayings of the learned and ingenious men of
other nations .
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Sir John Hawkins has declared himself inclined to think , “ that if this fondness of
Johnson for his wife was not dissembled , it was a lesson that he had learned by
rote ; and that when he practised it , he knew not where to stop , until he became
...
Sir John Hawkins has declared himself inclined to think , “ that if this fondness of
Johnson for his wife was not dissembled , it was a lesson that he had learned by
rote ; and that when he practised it , he knew not where to stop , until he became
...
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The society of the learned , the witty , and the eminent in every way , who were
assembled in numerous companies , called forth his wonderful powers , and
gratified him with admiration , to which no man could be insensible . There is ...
The society of the learned , the witty , and the eminent in every way , who were
assembled in numerous companies , called forth his wonderful powers , and
gratified him with admiration , to which no man could be insensible . There is ...
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But his superiority over other learned men consisted chiefly in what may be
called the art of thinking , the art of using his mind ; a cer- tain continual power of
seizing the useful substance of all that he knew , and exhibiting it in a clear and ...
But his superiority over other learned men consisted chiefly in what may be
called the art of thinking , the art of using his mind ; a cer- tain continual power of
seizing the useful substance of all that he knew , and exhibiting it in a clear and ...
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mi were equally learned , or at least would admire the splendour and dignity of
the ftyle . And yet it is well known , that he praised in Cowley the ease and
unaffected structure of the sentences . Cowley may be placed at the head of
those who ...
mi were equally learned , or at least would admire the splendour and dignity of
the ftyle . And yet it is well known , that he praised in Cowley the ease and
unaffected structure of the sentences . Cowley may be placed at the head of
those who ...
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| Título | The Life of Samuel Johnson, LL. D.: With Critical Observations on His Works |
| Autor | Robert Anderson |
| Editor | J. & A. Arch, 1795 |
| Procedencia del original | la Biblioteca Pública de Nueva York |
| Digitalizado | 9 Jul 2007 |
| N.º de páginas | 307 páginas |
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