The Life of Samuel Johnson, LL. D.J. M. Dent & Company, 1931 |
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... respect may be overwhelmed by grossness . A man of learning may be so vicious or so ridiculous that you cannot respect him . A common soldier too , generally eats more than he can pay for . But when a common soldier is civil in his ...
... respect may be overwhelmed by grossness . A man of learning may be so vicious or so ridiculous that you cannot respect him . A common soldier too , generally eats more than he can pay for . But when a common soldier is civil in his ...
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... respect . Now , Sir , to talk of respect for a player ! " ( smiling disdainfully . ) BOSWELL . " There , Sir , you are always heretical : you never will allow merit to a player . " JOHNSON . " Merit , Sir , what merit ? Do you respect a ...
... respect . Now , Sir , to talk of respect for a player ! " ( smiling disdainfully . ) BOSWELL . " There , Sir , you are always heretical : you never will allow merit to a player . " JOHNSON . " Merit , Sir , what merit ? Do you respect a ...
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... respect and delicacy , however , ) that his conduct after he came to London , and had associated with Savage and others , was not so strictly virtuous , in one respect , as when he was a younger man . It was well known , that his ...
... respect and delicacy , however , ) that his conduct after he came to London , and had associated with Savage and others , was not so strictly virtuous , in one respect , as when he was a younger man . It was well known , that his ...
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