The Life of Samuel JohnsonOlms, 1973 - 639 pages |
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Page 120
... kind , " that in some in- stances Johnson might almost be said to have looked up to him . " Keen penetration and deep erudition were the qualities that distinguished his character . He was a pupil of Hutcheson of Glasgow , and ...
... kind , " that in some in- stances Johnson might almost be said to have looked up to him . " Keen penetration and deep erudition were the qualities that distinguished his character . He was a pupil of Hutcheson of Glasgow , and ...
Page 242
... kind occurred in one of his ro- mances , Richardson would have known how to grace his hero ; but in fictitious scenes , ge- nerosity costs the writer nothing . " This anecdote may appear to support the parsimo- of the author , whose ...
... kind occurred in one of his ro- mances , Richardson would have known how to grace his hero ; but in fictitious scenes , ge- nerosity costs the writer nothing . " This anecdote may appear to support the parsimo- of the author , whose ...
Page 546
... kind , to gracefulness and ease . His words are sometimes too pompous , and his sentences too elaborate for familiar let- ters ; but his skill in telling " every thing that one friend loves to know of another , " is very advantageously ...
... kind , to gracefulness and ease . His words are sometimes too pompous , and his sentences too elaborate for familiar let- ters ; but his skill in telling " every thing that one friend loves to know of another , " is very advantageously ...
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