Samuel Johnson and His TimesBatsford, 1962 - 128 страници |
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... tell ' , Johnson says , its sad truths , to point a moral and adorn a tale . This is the medieval view of history , not as a rational explana- tion of growth and change , but as a tragic catalogue of the splendours and follies of the ...
... tell ' , Johnson says , its sad truths , to point a moral and adorn a tale . This is the medieval view of history , not as a rational explana- tion of growth and change , but as a tragic catalogue of the splendours and follies of the ...
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... tell where I come from . ' However , he said , ' From Scotland . ' ' Mr. Johnson , ' said I , ' indeed I come from Scotland , but I cannot help it . ' ' Sir , ' replied he , ' that , I find , is what a very great many of your countrymen ...
... tell where I come from . ' However , he said , ' From Scotland . ' ' Mr. Johnson , ' said I , ' indeed I come from Scotland , but I cannot help it . ' ' Sir , ' replied he , ' that , I find , is what a very great many of your countrymen ...
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... tell you how to speak tactfully before a king , or how to make a good marriage ; on the other hand , they inculcate the fear of the Lord and the love of righteousness . This mixture of the prudential and the ethical characterizes most ...
... tell you how to speak tactfully before a king , or how to make a good marriage ; on the other hand , they inculcate the fear of the Lord and the love of righteousness . This mixture of the prudential and the ethical characterizes most ...
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