“The” Life of Samuel Johnson, LL.D.J.M. Dent, 1949 |
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... perhaps , have chosen one in which your genius would have appeared to more advantage , but you could not have fixed upon any other in which your labours would have done such substantial service to the present age and to posterity . I am ...
... perhaps , have chosen one in which your genius would have appeared to more advantage , but you could not have fixed upon any other in which your labours would have done such substantial service to the present age and to posterity . I am ...
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... perhaps , spend their time in laudable pursuits ; but the greater part would prey upon the quiet of each other , or ... perhaps , to medicine . Wild nations trust to simples ; and , perhaps , the Peruvian bark is not the only speci- fick ...
... perhaps , spend their time in laudable pursuits ; but the greater part would prey upon the quiet of each other , or ... perhaps , to medicine . Wild nations trust to simples ; and , perhaps , the Peruvian bark is not the only speci- fick ...
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... perhaps he has not six of his years above him ; -perhaps not one . Though he may not know any thing perfectly , the general mass of knowledge that he has " Journal 1 This opinion was given by him more at large at a subsequent period ...
... perhaps he has not six of his years above him ; -perhaps not one . Though he may not know any thing perfectly , the general mass of knowledge that he has " Journal 1 This opinion was given by him more at large at a subsequent period ...
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