The Life of Samuel Johnson, LL.D.: Together with A Journal of a Tour to the Hebrides, Volume 3Swan Sonnenschein, Lowrey, 1888 - Authors, English |
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... consider it as a compliment to be talked to , as if they were wiser than they are . So true is this , Sir , that Baxter made it a rule in every sermon that he preached , to say something that was above the capacity of his audience ...
... consider it as a compliment to be talked to , as if they were wiser than they are . So true is this , Sir , that Baxter made it a rule in every sermon that he preached , to say something that was above the capacity of his audience ...
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... consider them as great , or wise , only in comparison with the nations that surround them ; and have no intention to place them in competition either with the antients or with the moderns of this part of the world ; yet they must be ...
... consider them as great , or wise , only in comparison with the nations that surround them ; and have no intention to place them in competition either with the antients or with the moderns of this part of the world ; yet they must be ...
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... considers himself as cut off from all credit and all hope , by the rejection of his picture from the Exhibition . Upon this work he has exhausted all his powers , and suspended all his expectations : and certainly , to be refused an ...
... considers himself as cut off from all credit and all hope , by the rejection of his picture from the Exhibition . Upon this work he has exhausted all his powers , and suspended all his expectations : and certainly , to be refused an ...
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... considers disgrace and ruin as the inevitable consequence of your determination . " He says , that some pictures have been received after rejection ; and if there be any such precedent , I earnestly intreat that you will use your ...
... considers disgrace and ruin as the inevitable consequence of your determination . " He says , that some pictures have been received after rejection ; and if there be any such precedent , I earnestly intreat that you will use your ...
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... Consider , Sir , if you are to melt iron , you cannot line your pot with brass , because it is softer than iron and would melt sooner ; nor with iron , for though malleable iron is harder than cast iron , yet it would not do ; but a ...
... Consider , Sir , if you are to melt iron , you cannot line your pot with brass , because it is softer than iron and would melt sooner ; nor with iron , for though malleable iron is harder than cast iron , yet it would not do ; but a ...
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