The Life of Samuel Johnson, LL. D.: Together with a Journal of a Tour to the Hebrides, Volume 3G. Allen & Unwin, 1924 |
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... Suppose we believe one half of what he tells . " JOHNSON . " Aye ; but we don't know which half to believe . By his lying we lose not only our reverence for him , but all comfort in his conversation . " BOSWELL . " May we not take it as ...
... Suppose we believe one half of what he tells . " JOHNSON . " Aye ; but we don't know which half to believe . By his lying we lose not only our reverence for him , but all comfort in his conversation . " BOSWELL . " May we not take it as ...
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... suppose an old man decayed in his intellects . If a young or middle - aged man , when leaving a com- pany , does not recollect where he laid his hat , it is nothing ; but if the same inatten- tion is discovered in an old man , people ...
... suppose an old man decayed in his intellects . If a young or middle - aged man , when leaving a com- pany , does not recollect where he laid his hat , it is nothing ; but if the same inatten- tion is discovered in an old man , people ...
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... judgement with which the extracts are made . I can suppose the operation to be tedious and difficult but in many instances we 1 Mr. Warren Hastings . must observe crude morsels cut out of books as if THE LIFE OF DR . JOHNSON . 21.
... judgement with which the extracts are made . I can suppose the operation to be tedious and difficult but in many instances we 1 Mr. Warren Hastings . must observe crude morsels cut out of books as if THE LIFE OF DR . JOHNSON . 21.
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... suppose that they take a pleasure in original writing ; for we often find that , instead of giving an accurate account of what has been done by the authour whose work they are reviewing , which is surely the proper business of a ...
... suppose that they take a pleasure in original writing ; for we often find that , instead of giving an accurate account of what has been done by the authour whose work they are reviewing , which is surely the proper business of a ...
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... suppose , one of Mallet's first essays . It is preserved in his works , with several variations . Johnson now read aloud , from the beginning of it , where there were some common - place assertions as to the superiority of ancient times ...
... suppose , one of Mallet's first essays . It is preserved in his works , with several variations . Johnson now read aloud , from the beginning of it , where there were some common - place assertions as to the superiority of ancient times ...
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