The Search for Good Sense: Four Eighteenth-century Characters: Johnson, Chesterfield, Boswell [and] GoldsmithMacmillan, 1958 - 354 pagini |
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... things from us , yet there are also , I think , many things we might still learn from them . They are not only historic curiosities : they can also become our guides and , sometimes , our friends . My thanks are due to the McGraw - Hill ...
... things from us , yet there are also , I think , many things we might still learn from them . They are not only historic curiosities : they can also become our guides and , sometimes , our friends . My thanks are due to the McGraw - Hill ...
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... things are civilized . If we are temp- ted at moments into doubt or disillusion about the eighteenth century , because much of it seems crass , or gross , or dull , let us look back at what it could build . Such things are far from ...
... things are civilized . If we are temp- ted at moments into doubt or disillusion about the eighteenth century , because much of it seems crass , or gross , or dull , let us look back at what it could build . Such things are far from ...
Pagina 173
... things to pursue in life than of things to avoid . Among other things , he exemplifies that sécheresse , that aridity of soul , which is apt to beset the spoilt and blasé aristocrat , just as vulgarity and sentimentality often beset his ...
... things to pursue in life than of things to avoid . Among other things , he exemplifies that sécheresse , that aridity of soul , which is apt to beset the spoilt and blasé aristocrat , just as vulgarity and sentimentality often beset his ...
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The EighteenthCentury Mind PAGE | 1 |
Johnson | 25 |
Lord Chesterfield | 129 |
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