The Life of Samuel Johnson, LL.D.J. M. Dent, 1934 |
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Page 129
... honour , influence , without subjection to caprice . " Horace . " Hard it would be if men entered life with the same views with which they leave it , or left as they enter it . - No hope - no undertak- ing - no regard to benevolence ...
... honour , influence , without subjection to caprice . " Horace . " Hard it would be if men entered life with the same views with which they leave it , or left as they enter it . - No hope - no undertak- ing - no regard to benevolence ...
Page 145
... honour , is peculiar to the great , or at least to the wealthy ; but an opportunity now offers for almost every individual to secure the praise of paying a just regard to the illustrious dead , united with the pleasure of doing good to ...
... honour , is peculiar to the great , or at least to the wealthy ; but an opportunity now offers for almost every individual to secure the praise of paying a just regard to the illustrious dead , united with the pleasure of doing good to ...
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... honour , but it would do nobody else honour . I have , indeed , not read it all . But when I take up the end of a web , and find it packthread , I do not expect , by looking further , to find embroidery . Sir , I will venture to say ...
... honour , but it would do nobody else honour . I have , indeed , not read it all . But when I take up the end of a web , and find it packthread , I do not expect , by looking further , to find embroidery . Sir , I will venture to say ...
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