The Life of Samuel Johnson, LL.D.P.F. Collier and Son, 1901 - Hebrides (Scotland) |
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... knowledge with him , if he would bring home knowledge . " BOSWELL . " The proverb , I suppose , Sir , means , he must carry a large stock with him to trade with . " JOHNSON . " Yes , Sir . " It was a delightful day : as we walked to St ...
... knowledge with him , if he would bring home knowledge . " BOSWELL . " The proverb , I suppose , Sir , means , he must carry a large stock with him to trade with . " JOHNSON . " Yes , Sir . " It was a delightful day : as we walked to St ...
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... knowledge , and discernment of character . This much may I be allowed to say of a man who was exceedingly obliging to me , and who lived with Dr. Johnson in as easy a manner as almost any of his very numerous acquaintance . 2 Mr ...
... knowledge , and discernment of character . This much may I be allowed to say of a man who was exceedingly obliging to me , and who lived with Dr. Johnson in as easy a manner as almost any of his very numerous acquaintance . 2 Mr ...
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... to ascribe it to its proper author ; but , as it is exquisitely acute and elegant , I take this opportunity , without his knowledge , to do him justice . BIOG . - Vol . 26-2 approbation at another of his playful conceits ; which was.
... to ascribe it to its proper author ; but , as it is exquisitely acute and elegant , I take this opportunity , without his knowledge , to do him justice . BIOG . - Vol . 26-2 approbation at another of his playful conceits ; which was.
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... 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 locked up in frost . But this may be good , or it may be bad . " SPOTTISWOODE ...
... 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 locked up in frost . But this may be good , or it may be bad . " SPOTTISWOODE ...
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... knowledge generally diffused : all our ladies read now , which is a great extension . Modern writers are the moons of literature ; they shine with reflected light , with light borrowed from the ancients . Greece appears to me to be the ...
... knowledge generally diffused : all our ladies read now , which is a great extension . Modern writers are the moons of literature ; they shine with reflected light , with light borrowed from the ancients . Greece appears to me to be the ...
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