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The stretch of mind and prompt assiduity by which so many conversations were preserved , I myself , at some distance of time , contemplate with wonder ; and I must be allowed to suggest , that the nature of the work , in other respects ...
The stretch of mind and prompt assiduity by which so many conversations were preserved , I myself , at some distance of time , contemplate with wonder ; and I must be allowed to suggest , that the nature of the work , in other respects ...
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We cannot , indeed , too much or too often admire his wonderful powers of mind , when we consider that the principal store of wit and wisdom which this work contains , was not a particular selection from his general conversa- tion ...
We cannot , indeed , too much or too often admire his wonderful powers of mind , when we consider that the principal store of wit and wisdom which this work contains , was not a particular selection from his general conversa- tion ...
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But although he at different times , in a de- sultory manner , committed to writing many particulars of the progress of his mind and fortunes , he never had per- severing diligence enough to form them into a regular composition .
But although he at different times , in a de- sultory manner , committed to writing many particulars of the progress of his mind and fortunes , he never had per- severing diligence enough to form them into a regular composition .
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Thus Sallust , the great master of nature , has not forgot in his account of Catiline to remark , that his walk was now quick , and again slow , as an indication of a mind revolving with violent commotion . Thus the story of Melancthon ...
Thus Sallust , the great master of nature , has not forgot in his account of Catiline to remark , that his walk was now quick , and again slow , as an indication of a mind revolving with violent commotion . Thus the story of Melancthon ...
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few can portray a living acquaintance , except by his most prominent and observable particularities , and the grosser features of his mind ; and it may be easily imagined how much of this little knowledge may be lost in imparting it ...
few can portray a living acquaintance , except by his most prominent and observable particularities , and the grosser features of his mind ; and it may be easily imagined how much of this little knowledge may be lost in imparting it ...
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| Title | The Life of Samuel Johnson, LL.D. Oxford English classics Volume 1 of The Life of Samuel Johnson, LL.D, James Boswell |
| Author | James Boswell |
| Publisher | Talboys & Wheeler, 1826 |
| Original from | Lyon Public Library |
| Digitized | 20 Sep 2010 |
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