The Life of Samuel Johnson, LL. D. |
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Page 148
... given him , he himself will not pretend , who at the same time that he complains of the title would be offended if we supposed him to be not a Doctor . If the title of Doctor be a defamatory truth , it is time to dissolve our colleges ...
... given him , he himself will not pretend , who at the same time that he complains of the title would be offended if we supposed him to be not a Doctor . If the title of Doctor be a defamatory truth , it is time to dissolve our colleges ...
Page 343
... given point of time there is , perhaps , as much youth and gaiety in the world as at another . Before I came into this life , in which I have had so many pleasant scenes , have not thousands and ten thousands of deaths and funerals ...
... given point of time there is , perhaps , as much youth and gaiety in the world as at another . Before I came into this life , in which I have had so many pleasant scenes , have not thousands and ten thousands of deaths and funerals ...
Page 347
... given us a series of reflections on his own life ; but his sentiments are so noble , his morality so sublime , that his meditations are universally admired . In the third class we have some others of tolerable credit , who have given ...
... given us a series of reflections on his own life ; but his sentiments are so noble , his morality so sublime , that his meditations are universally admired . In the third class we have some others of tolerable credit , who have given ...
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