The Life of Samuel Johnson, LL. D.J. M. Dent & Company, 1931 |
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Page 109
... reason are enemies to the clergy . " The supreme power has , in all ages , paid some attention to the voice of the people ; and that voice does not least deserve to be heard , when it calls out for mercy . There is now a very general ...
... reason are enemies to the clergy . " The supreme power has , in all ages , paid some attention to the voice of the people ; and that voice does not least deserve to be heard , when it calls out for mercy . There is now a very general ...
Page 267
... reason for it ; but that will not make it right . You may have a reason why two and two should make five ; but they will still make but four . " Although I was several times with him in the course of the following days , such it seems ...
... reason for it ; but that will not make it right . You may have a reason why two and two should make five ; but they will still make but four . " Although I was several times with him in the course of the following days , such it seems ...
Page 539
... reason to hate him ; you hate the other till you find reason to love him . " The wife of one of his acquaintance had fraudulently made a purse for herself out of her husband's fortune . Feeling a proper compunction in her last moments ...
... reason to hate him ; you hate the other till you find reason to love him . " The wife of one of his acquaintance had fraudulently made a purse for herself out of her husband's fortune . Feeling a proper compunction in her last moments ...
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