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... occasion your usual generosity , you will not only en- courage learning , and relieve distress , but ( though it be , in comparison of the other motives , of very small account ) oblige in a very sensible manner , Sir , ' Your very ...
... occasion your usual generosity , you will not only en- courage learning , and relieve distress , but ( though it be , in comparison of the other motives , of very small account ) oblige in a very sensible manner , Sir , ' Your very ...
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... occasion : - " Almighty God , the giver of all good things , without whose help all labour is ineffectual , and without whose grace all wisdm is folly ; grant , I beseech Thee , that in this undertaking thy Holy Spirit may not be ...
... occasion : - " Almighty God , the giver of all good things , without whose help all labour is ineffectual , and without whose grace all wisdm is folly ; grant , I beseech Thee , that in this undertaking thy Holy Spirit may not be ...
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... occasion for abuse . " JOHNSON : Nay , Sir , they had more law long ago than they have now . As to pre- 66 cedents , to be sure they will increase in course of time ; but the more precedents there are , the less occasion is there for ...
... occasion for abuse . " JOHNSON : Nay , Sir , they had more law long ago than they have now . As to pre- 66 cedents , to be sure they will increase in course of time ; but the more precedents there are , the less occasion is there for ...
Contents
17091731 | 1 |
Death of Johnsons FatherIntercourse with Society in Lichfield Gilbert Walmesley | 30 |
17371738 | 47 |
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