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Page 9
Those only who believed in revelation have been angry at having their faith
called in question ; because they only had something upon which they could rest
as matter of fact . ” MURRAY . " It seems to me that we are not angry at a man for
...
Those only who believed in revelation have been angry at having their faith
called in question ; because they only had something upon which they could rest
as matter of fact . ” MURRAY . " It seems to me that we are not angry at a man for
...
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This led us to agitate the question , whether legal redress could be obtained ,
even when a man ' s deceased relation was calumniated in a publication . Mr .
Murray maintained there should be reparation , unless the author could justify
himself ...
This led us to agitate the question , whether legal redress could be obtained ,
even when a man ' s deceased relation was calumniated in a publication . Mr .
Murray maintained there should be reparation , unless the author could justify
himself ...
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He displayed much learning and ingenuity upon the general question ; which ,
however , was not decided , as the court granted an arrest chiefly on the
informality of the indictment . No man has a higher reverence for the law of
England than I ...
He displayed much learning and ingenuity upon the general question ; which ,
however , was not decided , as the court granted an arrest chiefly on the
informality of the indictment . No man has a higher reverence for the law of
England than I ...
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Upon the question whether a man who had been guilty of vicious actions would
do well to force himself into solitude and sadness ; JOHNSON . “ No , sir , unless
it prevent him from being vicious again . With some people , gloomy penitence is
...
Upon the question whether a man who had been guilty of vicious actions would
do well to force himself into solitude and sadness ; JOHNSON . “ No , sir , unless
it prevent him from being vicious again . With some people , gloomy penitence is
...
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In modern times and modern languages , France and Italy alone produce more
books in a given time than Greece and Rome ; put England , Spain , Germany ,
and the northern kingdoms out of the question . - BLAKEWAY . general , the ...
In modern times and modern languages , France and Italy alone produce more
books in a given time than Greece and Rome ; put England , Spain , Germany ,
and the northern kingdoms out of the question . - BLAKEWAY . general , the ...
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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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