Life of Samuel Johnson, Ll.D.J.M.Dent, 1927 |
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... question ; because they only had something upon which they could rest as matter of fact . " MURRAY . " It seems to me that we are not angry at a man for controverting an opinion which we believe and value ; we rather pity him ...
... question ; because they only had something upon which they could rest as matter of fact . " MURRAY . " It seems to me that we are not angry at a man for controverting an opinion which we believe and value ; we rather pity him ...
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... question , whether legal redress could be obtained , even when a man's deceased relation was calum- niated in a publication . Mr. Murray maintained there should be reparation , unless the authour could justify himself by proving the ...
... question , whether legal redress could be obtained , even when a man's deceased relation was calum- niated in a publication . Mr. Murray maintained there should be reparation , unless the authour could justify himself by proving the ...
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... question ; which , however , was not decided , as the Court granted an arrest chiefly on the informality of the indictment . No man has a higher reverence for the law of England than I have ; but , with all deference I cannot help ...
... question ; which , however , was not decided , as the Court granted an arrest chiefly on the informality of the indictment . No man has a higher reverence for the law of England than I have ; but , with all deference I cannot help ...
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... have you read any thing else of Cheyne , but his book on Health , and his English Malady . " " C Upon the question whether a man who had been guilty of vicious actions would do well to force himself into solitude 20 The Life of Dr. Johnson.
... have you read any thing else of Cheyne , but his book on Health , and his English Malady . " " C Upon the question whether a man who had been guilty of vicious actions would do well to force himself into solitude 20 The Life of Dr. Johnson.
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... 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.
... 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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