Samuel Johnson, BiographerCornell University Press, 1978 - 237 pàgines |
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... believe without hope of guessing rightly . The wonders , probably , were transacted in his own mind ; self - love , cooperating with an imagination vigorous and fertile as that of Browne , will find or make objects of astonishment in ...
... believe without hope of guessing rightly . The wonders , probably , were transacted in his own mind ; self - love , cooperating with an imagination vigorous and fertile as that of Browne , will find or make objects of astonishment in ...
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... believe that is true . The dogs don't know how to write trifles with dignity " ( Life , IV , 34n . ) Such a mixture of pride and humility is most characteris- tic of Johnson . In his King of Brobdingnag mood he is apt to remind us that ...
... believe that is true . The dogs don't know how to write trifles with dignity " ( Life , IV , 34n . ) Such a mixture of pride and humility is most characteris- tic of Johnson . In his King of Brobdingnag mood he is apt to remind us that ...
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... believe that " the vice of which he had been accused was not gross , or not notorious " ( II , 51 ) . Goldsmith had already mentioned Parnell's drinking and attributed it to the loss of his wife.22 Johnson is the first biographer who ...
... believe that " the vice of which he had been accused was not gross , or not notorious " ( II , 51 ) . Goldsmith had already mentioned Parnell's drinking and attributed it to the loss of his wife.22 Johnson is the first biographer who ...
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The Life of Samuel Johnson: A Critical Biography Robert DeMaria, Jr. Previsualització no disponible - 1995 |
Paragons of the Ordinary: The Biographical Literature of Mori Ogai Marvin Marcus Previsualització limitada - 1992 |