The Life of Samuel Johnson, LL. D.J.M. Dent and Sons, 1934 |
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Page 129
... Judges get riches , as well as those who deserve them less ? " I said , they should have sufficient salaries , and have nothing to take off their attention from the affairs of the publick . JOHNSON . " No Judge , Sir , can give his ...
... Judges get riches , as well as those who deserve them less ? " I said , they should have sufficient salaries , and have nothing to take off their attention from the affairs of the publick . JOHNSON . " No Judge , Sir , can give his ...
Page 136
... Judge should hold his office for life , more than any other person in publick trust . A Judge may be partial otherwise than to the Crown : we have seen Judges partial to the populace . A Judge may become corrupt , and yet there may not ...
... Judge should hold his office for life , more than any other person in publick trust . A Judge may be partial otherwise than to the Crown : we have seen Judges partial to the populace . A Judge may become corrupt , and yet there may not ...
Page 410
... judge of an Epigram : but you see he is a judge of what is not an Epigram . " BOSWELL . " It is easy for you , Mr. Garrick , to talk to an authour as you talked to Elphinston ; you , who have been so long the manager of a theatre ...
... judge of an Epigram : but you see he is a judge of what is not an Epigram . " BOSWELL . " It is easy for you , Mr. Garrick , to talk to an authour as you talked to Elphinston ; you , who have been so long the manager of a theatre ...
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