The Life of Samuel Johnson, LL. D.Dent, 1949 - Authors, English |
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Page 258
... knowledge was not desirable on its own account , for it often was a source of unhappiness . " JOHNSON . " Why , Sir , that knowledge may in some cases produce unhappiness , I allow . But , upon the whole , knowledge , per se , is ...
... knowledge was not desirable on its own account , for it often was a source of unhappiness . " JOHNSON . " Why , Sir , that knowledge may in some cases produce unhappiness , I allow . But , upon the whole , knowledge , per se , is ...
Page 283
... knowledge of the Greek and Latin languages an essential requisite to a good education . JOHNSON . " Most certainly ... knowledge is the natural feeling of mankind ; and every human being , whose mind is not debauched , will be willing to ...
... knowledge of the Greek and Latin languages an essential requisite to a good education . JOHNSON . " Most certainly ... knowledge is the natural feeling of mankind ; and every human being , whose mind is not debauched , will be willing to ...
Page 329
... knowledge had opposed the scheme of translating the holy scriptures into the Erse or Gaelick language , from political considerations of the disadvantage of keeping up the distinction between the Highlanders and the other inhabitants of ...
... knowledge had opposed the scheme of translating the holy scriptures into the Erse or Gaelick language , from political considerations of the disadvantage of keeping up the distinction between the Highlanders and the other inhabitants of ...
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