The Search for Good Sense: Four Eighteenth Century Characters: Johnson, Chesterfield, Boswell [and] GoldsmithMacmillan, 1961 - 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 ...
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 ...
Pagina 298
... things , one of those excellent comic characters whose comedy depends on their unconsciousness ; who are amusing , not so much by trying to say amusing things , but by saying things they do not realize to be amusing at all . Dr Primrose ...
... things , one of those excellent comic characters whose comedy depends on their unconsciousness ; who are amusing , not so much by trying to say amusing things , but by saying things they do not realize to be amusing at all . Dr Primrose ...
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The EighteenthCentury Mind PAGE | 1 |
Johnson | 25 |
Lord Chesterfield | 129 |
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