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... which will not submit even to an exteriour observance of it , the diguity of high
place cannot be preserved , when they are admitted into the company of those
raised above the state in which they once were , encroachment must be repelled
...
... which will not submit even to an exteriour observance of it , the diguity of high
place cannot be preserved , when they are admitted into the company of those
raised above the state in which they once were , encroachment must be repelled
...
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Consider , sir ; how should you like , though conscious of your innocence , to be
tried before a jury for a capital crime once a week ? " · We talked of education at
great schools ; the advantages and disadvantages of which Johnson displayed in
...
Consider , sir ; how should you like , though conscious of your innocence , to be
tried before a jury for a capital crime once a week ? " · We talked of education at
great schools ; the advantages and disadvantages of which Johnson displayed in
...
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I once debauched a friend ' s daughter . I may debauch yours . ' ” Mr . Thrale
called upon him , and appeared to bear the loss of his son with a manly
composure . There was no affectation about him ; and he talked , as usual , upon
indifferent ...
I once debauched a friend ' s daughter . I may debauch yours . ' ” Mr . Thrale
called upon him , and appeared to bear the loss of his son with a manly
composure . There was no affectation about him ; and he talked , as usual , upon
indifferent ...
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I remember he once observed to me , “ It is wonderful , sir , what is to be found in
London . ... was at the table of Jack Ellis , a money scrivener behind the Royal
Exchange , with whom I at one period used to dine generally once a week i .
I remember he once observed to me , “ It is wonderful , sir , what is to be found in
London . ... was at the table of Jack Ellis , a money scrivener behind the Royal
Exchange , with whom I at one period used to dine generally once a week i .
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I learnt some too from Chambers ; but was not so teachable then . One is not
willing to be taught by a young man . ” When I expressed a wish to know more
about Mr . Ballow , Johnson said , “ Sir , I have seen him but once these twenty
years .
I learnt some too from Chambers ; but was not so teachable then . One is not
willing to be taught by a young man . ” When I expressed a wish to know more
about Mr . Ballow , Johnson said , “ Sir , I have seen him but once these twenty
years .
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