The Search for Good Sense: Four Eighteenth-century Characters: Johnson, Chesterfield, Boswell, GoldsmithCassell, 1958 - 354 pagini |
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Pagina 81
... gave him a piece of excellent advice - ' to obtain some general principles in every science ; he who can talk only on one subject , or act only in one department , is seldom wanted and , perhaps , never wished for ' . For many , such ...
... gave him a piece of excellent advice - ' to obtain some general principles in every science ; he who can talk only on one subject , or act only in one department , is seldom wanted and , perhaps , never wished for ' . For many , such ...
Pagina 102
... gave Boswell 19 marks out of 20 for good humour , for humour gave him only 3 ( as against Johnson's 16 for humour , and o for good humour ) . And indeed , if Boswell had had much humour , Boswell would have become different - he would ...
... gave Boswell 19 marks out of 20 for good humour , for humour gave him only 3 ( as against Johnson's 16 for humour , and o for good humour ) . And indeed , if Boswell had had much humour , Boswell would have become different - he would ...
Pagina 172
... gave a warmth of affection that was beyond Chesterfield . Chesterfield gave endless advice ; but he never gave real loving - kindness ; he never gave him- self . However well - meaning , he rode on his son's back as mercilessly as the ...
... gave a warmth of affection that was beyond Chesterfield . Chesterfield gave endless advice ; but he never gave real loving - kindness ; he never gave him- self . However well - meaning , he rode on his son's back as mercilessly as the ...
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