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S ceptionably excellent ; and never was there a more dignified strain of
compliment , than that in which he courts the atten - tion of Chesterfield , who was
very ambibitious of literary distinction , and who , upon being informed of the
design ...
S ceptionably excellent ; and never was there a more dignified strain of
compliment , than that in which he courts the atten - tion of Chesterfield , who was
very ambibitious of literary distinction , and who , upon being informed of the
design ...
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tion of its allusions , the justness of the general precepts of criticism , and its
accurate estimate of the excellencies or defects of his author , it is equally
admirable . He seems to raise his talents upon a level with those of his poet ,
upon whose ...
tion of its allusions , the justness of the general precepts of criticism , and its
accurate estimate of the excellencies or defects of his author , it is equally
admirable . He seems to raise his talents upon a level with those of his poet ,
upon whose ...
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tion he owed much of his varied knowledge ; and to his vigorous comprehensive
powers , he was indebted for that clearness of diftinction , that pointed judicious
discrimination , which elucidated every question , and astonished every hearer .
tion he owed much of his varied knowledge ; and to his vigorous comprehensive
powers , he was indebted for that clearness of diftinction , that pointed judicious
discrimination , which elucidated every question , and astonished every hearer .
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tion of his mother , darkened the picture . . A tale that should keep curiosity awake
by the artifice of unexpected incidents , was not the design of a mind pregnant
with better things . He who reads the heads of the chapters , will find that it is not
a ...
tion of his mother , darkened the picture . . A tale that should keep curiosity awake
by the artifice of unexpected incidents , was not the design of a mind pregnant
with better things . He who reads the heads of the chapters , will find that it is not
a ...
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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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