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Every man to take existence on the terms on which it is given to him . To some
men it is given on condition of not taking liberties , which other men may take
without much harm . One man may drink wine and be nothing the worse for it ; on
...
Every man to take existence on the terms on which it is given to him . To some
men it is given on condition of not taking liberties , which other men may take
without much harm . One man may drink wine and be nothing the worse for it ; on
...
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... as I could have wished . When we came out , I said to Johnson , that
considering his Lordship's civility , I should have been vexed if he had again
failed to come . “ Sir ( said he ) I would rather have given twenty pounds than not
have come .
... as I could have wished . When we came out , I said to Johnson , that
considering his Lordship's civility , I should have been vexed if he had again
failed to come . “ Sir ( said he ) I would rather have given twenty pounds than not
have come .
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[ As a writer ] In his works he has given very different specimens . “ On all
common occasions he habitually [ assumes ] affects a style of ( superiority )
arrogance . " By the Comission ] neglect of those ceremonies . “ That their merits
filled the ...
[ As a writer ] In his works he has given very different specimens . “ On all
common occasions he habitually [ assumes ] affects a style of ( superiority )
arrogance . " By the Comission ] neglect of those ceremonies . “ That their merits
filled the ...
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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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