The Life of Samuel Johnson, LL. D.: Together with a Journal of a Tour to the Hebrides, Volume 1G. Allen & Unwin, 1924 - Authors, English |
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... respect of mankind . Had such an advertisement appeared after the publication of his LONDON , or his RAMBLER , or his DICTIONARY , how would it have burst upon the world ! with what eagerness would the great and the wealthy have ...
... respect of mankind . Had such an advertisement appeared after the publication of his LONDON , or his RAMBLER , or his DICTIONARY , how would it have burst upon the world ! with what eagerness would the great and the wealthy have ...
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... respect you most . If you wish only to support nature , Sir William Petty fixes your allowance at three pounds a year ; but as times are much altered , let us call it six pounds . This sum will fill your belly , shelter you from the ...
... respect you most . If you wish only to support nature , Sir William Petty fixes your allowance at three pounds a year ; but as times are much altered , let us call it six pounds . This sum will fill your belly , shelter you from the ...
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... respect for authority is much more easily granted to a man whose father has had it , than to an upstart , and so Society is more easily supported . " BOSWELL . " Perhaps , Sir , it might be done by the respect belonging to office , as ...
... respect for authority is much more easily granted to a man whose father has had it , than to an upstart , and so Society is more easily supported . " BOSWELL . " Perhaps , Sir , it might be done by the respect belonging to office , as ...
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