... it ; sometimes an affected simplicity, sometimes a presumptuous bluntness giveth it being ; sometimes it riseth only from a lucky hitting upon what is strange : sometimes from a crafty wresting obvious matter to the purpose: often it consisteth in... The Life of Samuel Johnson, LL.D. - Page 477by James Boswell - 1831Full view - About this book
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