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... be condemned too harshly for being distant to former acquaintance , even
though he may have been much obliged to them . It is , no doubt , to be wished
that a proper degree of attention should be shown by great men to their early
friends .
... be condemned too harshly for being distant to former acquaintance , even
though he may have been much obliged to them . It is , no doubt , to be wished
that a proper degree of attention should be shown by great men to their early
friends .
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Some allowance must , no doubt , be made for early prepossession : but at a
maturer period of life , after looking at various metrical versions of the psalms , I
am well satisfied that the version used in Scotland is , upon the whole , the best ;
and ...
Some allowance must , no doubt , be made for early prepossession : but at a
maturer period of life , after looking at various metrical versions of the psalms , I
am well satisfied that the version used in Scotland is , upon the whole , the best ;
and ...
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take place , of which he had entertained some doubt , on account of the loss
which they had suffered ; and his doubts afterwards appeared to be well founded
. He observed , indeed very justly , that “ their loss was an additional reason for
their ...
take place , of which he had entertained some doubt , on account of the loss
which they had suffered ; and his doubts afterwards appeared to be well founded
. He observed , indeed very justly , that “ their loss was an additional reason for
their ...
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If a madman were to come into this room with a stick in his hand , no doubt we
should pity the state of his mind ; but our primary consideration would be to take
care of ourselves . We should knock him down first , and pity him afterwards .
If a madman were to come into this room with a stick in his hand , no doubt we
should pity the state of his mind ; but our primary consideration would be to take
care of ourselves . We should knock him down first , and pity him afterwards .
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In regard to the matter which we now dismiss , he had , no doubt , been misled by
partial and wrong information . Shiels was the doctor ' s amanuensis ; he had
quarrelled with Cibber ; it is natural to suppose that he told his story in his own
way ...
In regard to the matter which we now dismiss , he had , no doubt , been misled by
partial and wrong information . Shiels was the doctor ' s amanuensis ; he had
quarrelled with Cibber ; it is natural to suppose that he told his story in his own
way ...
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| Title | The Life of Samuel Johnson, LL.D. Oxford English classics Volume 3 of The Life of Samuel Johnson, LL.D, James Boswell |
| Author | James Boswell |
| Publisher | Talboys & Wheeler, 1826 |
| Original from | Lyon Public Library |
| Digitized | 21 Sep 2010 |
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