The Life of Samuel Johnson, LL.D.J. M. Dent, 1934 |
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... King can do no wrong ; affirming , that , " what was morally false could not be politically true ; and as the King might , in the exercise of his regal power , command and cause the doing of what was wrong , it certainly might be said ...
... King can do no wrong ; affirming , that , " what was morally false could not be politically true ; and as the King might , in the exercise of his regal power , command and cause the doing of what was wrong , it certainly might be said ...
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... King does not exclude a man from such society . Great Kings have always been social . The King of Prussia , the only great King at present , is very social . Charles the Second , the last King of England who was a man of parts , was ...
... King does not exclude a man from such society . Great Kings have always been social . The King of Prussia , the only great King at present , is very social . Charles the Second , the last King of England who was a man of parts , was ...
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... King , ) they seldom do these things by halves . " " No , Sir , ( answered Johnson , ) not to Kings . " But fearing to be misunderstood , he proceeded to explain himself ; and immediately subjoined , " That for those who spoke worse of ...
... King , ) they seldom do these things by halves . " " No , Sir , ( answered Johnson , ) not to Kings . " But fearing to be misunderstood , he proceeded to explain himself ; and immediately subjoined , " That for those who spoke worse of ...
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