The Life of Samuel Johnson, LL. D.J. M. Dent & Company, 1931 |
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... character of a soldier is high . They who stand forth the foremost in danger , for the community , have the respect of mankind . An officer is much more respected than any other man who has as little money . In a commercial country ...
... character of a soldier is high . They who stand forth the foremost in danger , for the community , have the respect of mankind . An officer is much more respected than any other man who has as little money . In a commercial country ...
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... characters so very different . " JOHNSON . " Garrick , Sir , was not in earnest in what he said ; for , to be sure , his peculiar excellence is his variety ; and , perhaps , there is not any one character which has not been as well ...
... characters so very different . " JOHNSON . " Garrick , Sir , was not in earnest in what he said ; for , to be sure , his peculiar excellence is his variety ; and , perhaps , there is not any one character which has not been as well ...
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... character as a friend , by one particular singly , in which he happens to be defective , when , in truth , his character is composed of many particulars . " 66 E. " I understand the hogshead of claret , which this society was favoured ...
... character as a friend , by one particular singly , in which he happens to be defective , when , in truth , his character is composed of many particulars . " 66 E. " I understand the hogshead of claret , which this society was favoured ...
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