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The character of a soldier always stands him in stead . " BOSWELL . Yet , Sir , I
think that common soldiers are worse thought of than other men in the same rank
of life ; such as labourers . " JOHNSON . Why , Sir , a common soldier is usually a
...
The character of a soldier always stands him in stead . " BOSWELL . Yet , Sir , I
think that common soldiers are worse thought of than other men in the same rank
of life ; such as labourers . " JOHNSON . Why , Sir , a common soldier is usually a
...
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We resumed Sir Joshua Reynolds's argument on Sunday last , that a man would
be virtuous though he had no other motive than to preserve his character .
Johnson . “ Sir , it is not true : for as to this world vice does not hurt a man's
character .
We resumed Sir Joshua Reynolds's argument on Sunday last , that a man would
be virtuous though he had no other motive than to preserve his character .
Johnson . “ Sir , it is not true : for as to this world vice does not hurt a man's
character .
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I know nobody who blasts by praise as you do : for whenever there is
exaggerated praise , every body is set against a character . They are provoked to
attack it . Now there is ***** : you praised that man with such disproportion , that I
was ...
I know nobody who blasts by praise as you do : for whenever there is
exaggerated praise , every body is set against a character . They are provoked to
attack it . Now there is ***** : you praised that man with such disproportion , that I
was ...
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| Title | The Life of Samuel Johnson, LL. D.: Together with a Journal of a Tour to the Hebrides, Volume 2 The Life of Samuel Johnson, LL. D.: Together with a Journal of a Tour to the Hebrides, Henry Richard Tedder |
| Author | James Boswell |
| Editor | Percy Fitzgerald |
| Edition | 2 |
| Publisher | G. Allen & Unwin, 1924 |
| Original from | University of Minnesota |
| Digitized | 26 Feb 2020 |
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