The Life of Samuel Johnson, LL. D.J.M. Dent and Sons, 1934 |
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Page 49
... given to them ; and few are given . The way to spread a work is to sell it at a low price . No man will send to buy a thing that costs even sixpence , without an intention to read it . " BOSWELL . " May it not be doubted , Sir , whether ...
... given to them ; and few are given . The way to spread a work is to sell it at a low price . No man will send to buy a thing that costs even sixpence , without an intention to read it . " BOSWELL . " May it not be doubted , Sir , whether ...
Page 148
... given him , he himself will not pretend , who at the same time that he complains of the title would be offended if we supposed him to be not a Doctor . If the title of Doctor be a defamatory truth , it is time to dissolve our colleges ...
... given him , he himself will not pretend , who at the same time that he complains of the title would be offended if we supposed him to be not a Doctor . If the title of Doctor be a defamatory truth , it is time to dissolve our colleges ...
Page 388
... given the following salutary caution upon this subject : " Nothing but experience could evince the frequency of false information , or enable any man to conceive that so many ground- less reports should be propagated , as every man of ...
... given the following salutary caution upon this subject : " Nothing but experience could evince the frequency of false information , or enable any man to conceive that so many ground- less reports should be propagated , as every man of ...
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