The Life of Samuel Johnson, LL. D.J.M. Dent and Sons, 1934 |
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... merit ? " JOHNSON . " Yes , Sir , if they fall in your way ; but if it be understood that you patronize young men of merit , you will be harassed with solicitations . You will have numbers forced upon you , who have no merit ; some will ...
... merit ? " JOHNSON . " Yes , Sir , if they fall in your way ; but if it be understood that you patronize young men of merit , you will be harassed with solicitations . You will have numbers forced upon you , who have no merit ; some will ...
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... merit of endeavouring to do what he thought was for the salvation of the souls of his subjects , till he lost a great Empire . We , who thought that we should not be saved if we were Roman Catholicks , had the merit of maintaining our ...
... merit of endeavouring to do what he thought was for the salvation of the souls of his subjects , till he lost a great Empire . We , who thought that we should not be saved if we were Roman Catholicks , had the merit of maintaining our ...
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... Merit , Sir , what merit ? Do you respect a rope - dancer , or a ballad - singer ? " BOSWELL . " No , Sir : but we respect a great player , as a man who can conceive lofty sentiments , and can express them gracefully . " JOHNSON ...
... Merit , Sir , what merit ? Do you respect a rope - dancer , or a ballad - singer ? " BOSWELL . " No , Sir : but we respect a great player , as a man who can conceive lofty sentiments , and can express them gracefully . " JOHNSON ...
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