Life of Samuel Johnson, Ll.D.J.M.Dent, 1927 |
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... given by Dr. Hawkesworth of his Voyages . I told him that while I was with the Captain , I catched the enthusiasm of curiosity and adventure , and felt a strong inclination to go with him on his next voyage . JOHNSON . Why , Sir , a man ...
... given by Dr. Hawkesworth of his Voyages . I told him that while I was with the Captain , I catched the enthusiasm of curiosity and adventure , and felt a strong inclination to go with him on his next voyage . JOHNSON . Why , Sir , a man ...
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... given to a man who is calumniated in his life - time , because he may be hurt in his worldly interest , or at least hurt in his mind : but the law does not regard that uneasiness which a man feels on having his ancestor calum niated ...
... given to a man who is calumniated in his life - time , because he may be hurt in his worldly interest , or at least hurt in his mind : but the law does not regard that uneasiness which a man feels on having his ancestor calum niated ...
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... produce more books in a given time than Greece and Rome ; put England , Spain , Germany , and the Northern kingdoms out of the question.- BLAKEWAY . ] power of viewing every thing in a poetical light . 26 The Life of Dr. Johnson.
... produce more books in a given time than Greece and Rome ; put England , Spain , Germany , and the Northern kingdoms out of the question.- BLAKEWAY . ] power of viewing every thing in a poetical light . 26 The Life of Dr. Johnson.
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... given up to the blind rage of popular juries . " Of the father of one of our friends , he observed , " He never clarified his notions , by filtrating them through other minds . He had a canal upon his estate , where at one place the ...
... given up to the blind rage of popular juries . " Of the father of one of our friends , he observed , " He never clarified his notions , by filtrating them through other minds . He had a canal upon his estate , where at one place the ...
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... given rise to . The interpretation of the other passage , which Dr. Johnson allows to be disputable , he has clearly shewn to be erroneous . this occasion ? how many labourers must the competition to A.D. 1776 37 Ætat . 67.
... given rise to . The interpretation of the other passage , which Dr. Johnson allows to be disputable , he has clearly shewn to be erroneous . this occasion ? how many labourers must the competition to A.D. 1776 37 Ætat . 67.
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