Life of Samuel Johnson LL.D.1952 |
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Page 120
... 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 , in sense • and in reason , that he could do wrong . " JOHN- SON . " Sir , you are to ...
... 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 , in sense • and in reason , that he could do wrong . " JOHN- SON . " Sir , you are to ...
Page 159
... true ; but is nothing against the system . The members of an University may , for a season , be unmindful of their duty . I am arguing for the excellency of the institution . " Of Guthrie , he said , " Sir , he is a man of parts . He ...
... true ; but is nothing against the system . The members of an University may , for a season , be unmindful of their duty . I am arguing for the excellency of the institution . " Of Guthrie , he said , " Sir , he is a man of parts . He ...
Page 166
... true , as we may know facts in common life to be true . Motives are generally unknown . We cannot trust to the characters we find in history , unless when they are drawn by those who knew the persons ; as those , for instance , by ...
... true , as we may know facts in common life to be true . Motives are generally unknown . We cannot trust to the characters we find in history , unless when they are drawn by those who knew the persons ; as those , for instance , by ...
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