Samuel Johnson and His TimesArco Publishing Company, 1963 - 128 страници |
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... better breeds of stock in the rolling acres of Warwickshire , new crops like turnips to feed the stock in winter , new palaces for the rich , set in immense parks . But Johnson cared for little of this . He was a townsman , some- times ...
... better breeds of stock in the rolling acres of Warwickshire , new crops like turnips to feed the stock in winter , new palaces for the rich , set in immense parks . But Johnson cared for little of this . He was a townsman , some- times ...
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... better to enjoy life , or better to endure it ; and how will either of those be put into our power , by him who tells us , that we are puppets , of which some creature , not much wiser than ourselves , manages the wires . That a set of ...
... better to enjoy life , or better to endure it ; and how will either of those be put into our power , by him who tells us , that we are puppets , of which some creature , not much wiser than ourselves , manages the wires . That a set of ...
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... better employed at her toilet than using her pen . It is better she should be reddening her own cheeks , than blackening other people's characters . ' The usual effect of his wit is reductive , and Johnson is a master at reducing ...
... better employed at her toilet than using her pen . It is better she should be reddening her own cheeks , than blackening other people's characters . ' The usual effect of his wit is reductive , and Johnson is a master at reducing ...
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