The Personal History of Samuel JohnsonLongman, 1971 - 364 pages |
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Page 116
... character and attainments : " To the character of a scholar , and a man of fine parts , he added that of a man of fashion . . . . Travel , and a long resi- dence at Rome , and at Venice , had given the last polish to his manners , and ...
... character and attainments : " To the character of a scholar , and a man of fine parts , he added that of a man of fashion . . . . Travel , and a long resi- dence at Rome , and at Venice , had given the last polish to his manners , and ...
Page 142
... character . Some were rakes like himself , but others , such as William Temple , were high- minded young men of the most impeccable virtue . Already Boswell had proved his ability as a writer . His verses were abysmal ; when he touched ...
... character . Some were rakes like himself , but others , such as William Temple , were high- minded young men of the most impeccable virtue . Already Boswell had proved his ability as a writer . His verses were abysmal ; when he touched ...
Page 259
... characters in her book , told her that she was a toad and a sly young rogue to have created them , and that one of them - Mr Smith — was so good a character that Fielding never drew a better ; there was ' no character better drawn ...
... characters in her book , told her that she was a toad and a sly young rogue to have created them , and that one of them - Mr Smith — was so good a character that Fielding never drew a better ; there was ' no character better drawn ...
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