Life of Samuel Johnson, Ll.D., Volume 2J.M.Dent, 1927 |
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... Afterwards , however , when we were in the chaise , he said , with more tenderness , " Since I set out on this jaunt , I have lost an old friend and a young one ; -Dr . James , and poor Harry , " ( meaning Mr. Thrale's son . ) Having ...
... Afterwards , however , when we were in the chaise , he said , with more tenderness , " Since I set out on this jaunt , I have lost an old friend and a young one ; -Dr . James , and poor Harry , " ( meaning Mr. Thrale's son . ) Having ...
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... afterwards perceived it to be an ingenious fallacy . I might , to be sure , be satisfied that they had no reason to be apprehensive about me , because I knew that I myself was well : but we might have a mutual anxiety , with- out the ...
... afterwards perceived it to be an ingenious fallacy . I might , to be sure , be satisfied that they had no reason to be apprehensive about me , because I knew that I myself was well : but we might have a mutual anxiety , with- out the ...
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... afterwards appeared to be well- founded . He observed , indeed very justly , that " their loss was an additional reason for their going abroad ; and if it had not been fixed that he should have been one of the party , he would force ...
... afterwards appeared to be well- founded . He observed , indeed very justly , that " their loss was an additional reason for their going abroad ; and if it had not been fixed that he should have been one of the party , he would force ...
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... afterwards . No , Sir , every man will dispute with great good humour upon a subject in which he is not interested . I will dispute very calmly upon the probability of another man's son being hanged ; but if a man zealously enforces the ...
... afterwards . No , Sir , every man will dispute with great good humour upon a subject in which he is not interested . I will dispute very calmly upon the probability of another man's son being hanged ; but if a man zealously enforces the ...
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... afterwards there were gross corruptions introduced by the clergy , such as indulgences to priests to have concubines , and the worship of images , not , indeed , inculcated , but knowingly permitted . " He strongly censured the licensed ...
... afterwards there were gross corruptions introduced by the clergy , such as indulgences to priests to have concubines , and the worship of images , not , indeed , inculcated , but knowingly permitted . " He strongly censured the licensed ...
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