The Life of Samuel Johnson, LL. D.: Including a Journal of His Tour to the Hebrides, Volume 7J. Murray, 1839 |
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... Wine gives a man nothing . It neither gives him knowledge nor wit ; it only animates a man , and enables him to bring out what a dread of the company has repressed . It only puts in motion what has been ... wine . N 3 ÆTAT . 69 . 181 WINE .
... Wine gives a man nothing . It neither gives him knowledge nor wit ; it only animates a man , and enables him to bring out what a dread of the company has repressed . It only puts in motion what has been ... wine . N 3 ÆTAT . 69 . 181 WINE .
Page 182
... wine . As to the wine twenty years in the cellar , of ten men , three say this , merely because they must say something ; three are telling a lie , when they say they have had the wine twenty years ; three would rather save the wine ...
... wine . As to the wine twenty years in the cellar , of ten men , three say this , merely because they must say something ; three are telling a lie , when they say they have had the wine twenty years ; three would rather save the wine ...
Page 183
... wine without the help of wine ; but Sir Joshua with it . " SIR JOSHUA REYNOLDS . " But to please one's company is a strong motive . " JOHNSON ( who , from drinking only water , supposed every body who drank wine to be elevated ) . " I ...
... wine without the help of wine ; but Sir Joshua with it . " SIR JOSHUA REYNOLDS . " But to please one's company is a strong motive . " JOHNSON ( who , from drinking only water , supposed every body who drank wine to be elevated ) . " I ...
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