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Page 18
I was sorry at the time to hear this ; but whoever quits the creeks of private
connections , and fairly gets into the great ocean of London , will , by
imperceptible degrees , unavoidably experience such cessations of
acquaintance .
I was sorry at the time to hear this ; but whoever quits the creeks of private
connections , and fairly gets into the great ocean of London , will , by
imperceptible degrees , unavoidably experience such cessations of
acquaintance .
Page 19
There is a strange rout made about deep play ; whereas you have many more
people ruined by adventurous trade , and yet we do not hear such an outcry
against it . ” THRALE . “ There may be few people absolutely ruined by deep play
; but ...
There is a strange rout made about deep play ; whereas you have many more
people ruined by adventurous trade , and yet we do not hear such an outcry
against it . ” THRALE . “ There may be few people absolutely ruined by deep play
; but ...
Page 27
One of the finest pieces in the English language is the paper on novelty , yet we
do not hear it talked of . It was written by Grove , a dissenting teacher . ” He would
not , I perceived , call him a clergyman , though he was candid enough to allow ...
One of the finest pieces in the English language is the paper on novelty , yet we
do not hear it talked of . It was written by Grove , a dissenting teacher . ” He would
not , I perceived , call him a clergyman , though he was candid enough to allow ...
Page 39
... is in a book ; we have an order of men whose duty it is to teach it ; we have one
day in the week set apart for it , and this is in general pretty well observed : yet
ask the first ten gross men you meet , and hear what they can tell of their religion .
... is in a book ; we have an order of men whose duty it is to teach it ; we have one
day in the week set apart for it , and this is in general pretty well observed : yet
ask the first ten gross men you meet , and hear what they can tell of their religion .
Page 44
How much gardening does this occasion ? how many labourers must the
competition to have such things early in the market keep in employment ? You
will hear it said very gravely , “ Why was not the half guinea thus spent in luxury ,
given to ...
How much gardening does this occasion ? how many labourers must the
competition to have such things early in the market keep in employment ? You
will hear it said very gravely , “ Why was not the half guinea thus spent in luxury ,
given to ...
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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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