The Works of Samuel Johnson, Volume 11Pafraets Book Company, 1903 |
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Pagina 172
... considered himself merely as a man of letters ; and , though with- out birth , or fortune , or station , his desire was to be looked upon as a private independent gentleman , who read for his amusement . Perhaps it may be said , what ...
... considered himself merely as a man of letters ; and , though with- out birth , or fortune , or station , his desire was to be looked upon as a private independent gentleman , who read for his amusement . Perhaps it may be said , what ...
Pagina 238
... considered as resting only upon the credit of former dictionaries . Others , which I considered as useful , or know to be proper , though I could not at present support them by authorities , I have suffered to stand upon my own ...
... considered as resting only upon the credit of former dictionaries . Others , which I considered as useful , or know to be proper , though I could not at present support them by authorities , I have suffered to stand upon my own ...
Pagina 264
... considered that works of that kind are by no means necessary to the greater number of readers , who , seldom intending to write or presuming to judge , turn over books only to amuse their leisure , and to gain degrees of knowl- edge ...
... considered that works of that kind are by no means necessary to the greater number of readers , who , seldom intending to write or presuming to judge , turn over books only to amuse their leisure , and to gain degrees of knowl- edge ...
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