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Page 9
Why , sir , to be sure when you wish a man to have that belief which you think is
of infinite advantage , you wish well to him ; but your primary consideration is
your own quiet . If a madman were to come into this room with a stick in his hand ,
no ...
Why , sir , to be sure when you wish a man to have that belief which you think is
of infinite advantage , you wish well to him ; but your primary consideration is
your own quiet . If a madman were to come into this room with a stick in his hand ,
no ...
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I wish there were many places of a thousand a year at Oxford , to keep first - rate
men of learning from quitting the university . ” Undoubtedly if this were the case ,
literature would have a still greater dignity and splendour at Oxford , and there ...
I wish there were many places of a thousand a year at Oxford , to keep first - rate
men of learning from quitting the university . ” Undoubtedly if this were the case ,
literature would have a still greater dignity and splendour at Oxford , and there ...
Page 15
When I expressed an earnest wish for his remarks on Italy , he said , “ I do not see
that I could make a book upon Italy ; yet I should be glad to get two hundred
pounds , or five hundred pounds , by such a work . ” This showed both that a
journal ...
When I expressed an earnest wish for his remarks on Italy , he said , “ I do not see
that I could make a book upon Italy ; yet I should be glad to get two hundred
pounds , or five hundred pounds , by such a work . ” This showed both that a
journal ...
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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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If there are such under the earth , or in the clouds , I wish they would come up , or
come down . . What Soame Jenyns says upon this subject is not to be minded ;
he is a wit . No , sir ; to act from pure benevolence is not possible for finite beings
...
If there are such under the earth , or in the clouds , I wish they would come up , or
come down . . What Soame Jenyns says upon this subject is not to be minded ;
he is a wit . No , sir ; to act from pure benevolence is not possible for finite beings
...
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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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