Johnsonian Miscellanies, Volume 2George Birkbeck Norman Hill Barnes & Noble, 1966 - 488 pages |
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... character as is discoverable in his writings and is open to the inspection of every person , nothing need be said . I shall remark such qualities only as his works cannot convey . And among those the most distinguished was his ...
... character as is discoverable in his writings and is open to the inspection of every person , nothing need be said . I shall remark such qualities only as his works cannot convey . And among those the most distinguished was his ...
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... character is entertaining prejudices on very slight foundations ; giving an opinion , perhaps , first at random , but from its being contradicted he thinks himself obliged always to support [ it ] , or , if he cannot support , still not ...
... character is entertaining prejudices on very slight foundations ; giving an opinion , perhaps , first at random , but from its being contradicted he thinks himself obliged always to support [ it ] , or , if he cannot support , still not ...
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... character , may the more easily be traced to their primary and natural causes . The luminous parts of his character , his soft affections , and I should suppose his strong intellectual powers , at least the dignified charm or radiancy ...
... character , may the more easily be traced to their primary and natural causes . The luminous parts of his character , his soft affections , and I should suppose his strong intellectual powers , at least the dignified charm or radiancy ...
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Apophthegms c from Hawkinss Edition of Johnsons Works | 21 |
Anecdotes from the Rev Dr Thomas Campbells Diary of a Visit | 39 |
Anecdotes from Penningtons Memoirs of Mrs Carter | 58 |
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