Samuel Johnson and His TimesArco Publishing Company, 1963 - 128 страници |
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... knew men . He understood his own mind very well , and , less egotistical than most men of genius , could grasp intuitively the complex characters of his friends , who included the first minds of the age . Applying insight and ...
... knew men . He understood his own mind very well , and , less egotistical than most men of genius , could grasp intuitively the complex characters of his friends , who included the first minds of the age . Applying insight and ...
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... knew first was a small cathedral city , with a population of about two thousand , which would hardly be reckoned as more than a village today . It was run by two bodies , the Cathedral chapter and the corporation , both self - electing ...
... knew first was a small cathedral city , with a population of about two thousand , which would hardly be reckoned as more than a village today . It was run by two bodies , the Cathedral chapter and the corporation , both self - electing ...
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... knew that his proposals were revolutionary : " This scheme of invigorating the laws by relaxation , and extirpating wickedness by lenity , is so remote from common practice , that I might reasonably fear to expose it to the public ...
... knew that his proposals were revolutionary : " This scheme of invigorating the laws by relaxation , and extirpating wickedness by lenity , is so remote from common practice , that I might reasonably fear to expose it to the public ...
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