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... for a Postscripta to the original paper ; since , in a lapse of forty - two years , both the man and his deeds had faded away from the knowledge of the present generation ; but still I am sensible that my record is far too diffuse .
... for a Postscripta to the original paper ; since , in a lapse of forty - two years , both the man and his deeds had faded away from the knowledge of the present generation ; but still I am sensible that my record is far too diffuse .
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But my quick instinct soon made me aware that a jealousy was gathering in Lord Massey's mind around such a topic , as though too ostentatiously levelled to his particular knowledge , or to his animal condition of - taste .
But my quick instinct soon made me aware that a jealousy was gathering in Lord Massey's mind around such a topic , as though too ostentatiously levelled to his particular knowledge , or to his animal condition of - taste .
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Lord Massey was far from illiterate ; and his interest in books was unaffected , if limited , and too often interrupted , by defective knowledge . The library was dispersed through six or seven small rooms , lying between the ...
Lord Massey was far from illiterate ; and his interest in books was unaffected , if limited , and too often interrupted , by defective knowledge . The library was dispersed through six or seven small rooms , lying between the ...
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This fact is a feature in our national pretensions that could ever have been regarded doubtfully merely through insufficient knowledge Dr. Johnson , indeed , made it the distinguishing merit VISIT TO LAXTON , 33.
This fact is a feature in our national pretensions that could ever have been regarded doubtfully merely through insufficient knowledge Dr. Johnson , indeed , made it the distinguishing merit VISIT TO LAXTON , 33.
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But Dr. Johnson was not only capricious as regards temper and variable humors , but as regards the inequality of his knowledge . Incoherent and unsystematic was Dr. Johnson's information in most cases .
But Dr. Johnson was not only capricious as regards temper and variable humors , but as regards the inequality of his knowledge . Incoherent and unsystematic was Dr. Johnson's information in most cases .
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| Titel | Memorials: And Other Papers, Bind 1 De Quincey's writings Memorials: And Other Papers, Thomas De Quincey Works, Thomas De Quincey |
| Forfatter | Thomas De Quincey |
| Udgiver | J.R. Osgood, 1874 |
| Oprindeligt fra | University of California |
| Digitaliseret | 13. apr 2018 |
| Eksporter henvisning | BiBTeX EndNote RefMan |