The Life of Samuel Johnson, LL. D.Bickers and Son, 1874 - Hebrides (Scotland) |
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... person , whom we all greatly admired . JOHNSON . " Sir , I do not say that he is not honest ; but we have no reason to conclude from his political conduct that he is honest . Were he to accept of a place from this ministry , he would ...
... person , whom we all greatly admired . JOHNSON . " Sir , I do not say that he is not honest ; but we have no reason to conclude from his political conduct that he is honest . Were he to accept of a place from this ministry , he would ...
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... persons who lived with him . What I have preserved , however , has the value of the most perfect authenticity . He ... person , my intimacy with whom was the more valuable to me , because my first acquaintance with him was unexpected ...
... persons who lived with him . What I have preserved , however , has the value of the most perfect authenticity . He ... person , my intimacy with whom was the more valuable to me , because my first acquaintance with him was unexpected ...
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... 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 be legal evidence against him . A Judge may become froward ...
... 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 be legal evidence against him . A Judge may become froward ...
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... person , originally a Quaker , but now , I am afraid , a Deist , say , that he did not believe there were , in all England , above two hundred infidels . " He was pleased to say , " If you come to settle here , we will have one day in ...
... person , originally a Quaker , but now , I am afraid , a Deist , say , that he did not believe there were , in all England , above two hundred infidels . " He was pleased to say , " If you come to settle here , we will have one day in ...
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... person than anything I ever beheld . He feeds nastily and ferociously , and eats quanti- ties most unthankfully . As to Boswell , he appears a low - bred kind of being . " - Letters of first Earl of Malmsbury , i . 703 . 2 Boswell thus ...
... person than anything I ever beheld . He feeds nastily and ferociously , and eats quanti- ties most unthankfully . As to Boswell , he appears a low - bred kind of being . " - Letters of first Earl of Malmsbury , i . 703 . 2 Boswell thus ...
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