The Life of Samuel Johnson, LL. D.: Together with a Journal of a Tour to the Hebrides, Volume 2G. Allen & Unwin, 1924 |
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Page 10
... suppose that what is in the pages which are closed is worse than what is in the open pages . It would seem ( he added , ) that Addison had not acquired much Italian learning , for we do not find it introduced into his writings . The ...
... suppose that what is in the pages which are closed is worse than what is in the open pages . It would seem ( he added , ) that Addison had not acquired much Italian learning , for we do not find it introduced into his writings . The ...
Page 13
... suppose that my imperfect record of conversation contains the whole of what was said by Johnson , or other eminent persons who lived with him . What I have preserved , however , has the value of the most perfect authenticity . He this ...
... suppose that my imperfect record of conversation contains the whole of what was said by Johnson , or other eminent persons who lived with him . What I have preserved , however , has the value of the most perfect authenticity . He this ...
Page 15
... suppose because it is a kind of animal food . He entered upon the state of the nation , and thus discoursed : " Sir , the great misfortune now is , that government has too little power . All that it has to bestow , must of necessity be ...
... suppose because it is a kind of animal food . He entered upon the state of the nation , and thus discoursed : " Sir , the great misfortune now is , that government has too little power . All that it has to bestow , must of necessity be ...
Page 16
... suppose that he advised them.- Lord Bute shewed an undue partiality to Scotchmen . He turned out Dr. Nichols , a very eminent man , from being physician to the King , to make room for one of his countrymen , a man very low in his ...
... suppose that he advised them.- Lord Bute shewed an undue partiality to Scotchmen . He turned out Dr. Nichols , a very eminent man , from being physician to the King , to make room for one of his countrymen , a man very low in his ...
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... very good state ; and suppose we had no commerce at all , we could live very well on the produce of our own country . " I cannot omit to VOL . II . 2 mention , that I never knew any man who was THE LIFE OF DR . JOHNSON . 17.
... very good state ; and suppose we had no commerce at all , we could live very well on the produce of our own country . " I cannot omit to VOL . II . 2 mention , that I never knew any man who was THE LIFE OF DR . JOHNSON . 17.
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