The Life of Samuel Johnson, LL. D.: Including a Journal of a Tour to the Hebrides, Volume 4G. Dearborn, 1835 |
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Page 84
... tion ; he had two charged pistols ; one was found lying charged upon the table by him , after he had shot himself with the other . " - " Well , " said Johnson , with an air of triumph , " you see here one pistol was sufficient ...
... tion ; he had two charged pistols ; one was found lying charged upon the table by him , after he had shot himself with the other . " - " Well , " said Johnson , with an air of triumph , " you see here one pistol was sufficient ...
Page 127
... tion of some of the severe penal provisions against our fellow - sub- jects of the Catholic communion had been granted by the legisla ture , with an opposition so inconsiderable , that the genuine mildness of Christianity , united with ...
... tion of some of the severe penal provisions against our fellow - sub- jects of the Catholic communion had been granted by the legisla ture , with an opposition so inconsiderable , that the genuine mildness of Christianity , united with ...
Page 174
... tion . " It is remarkable , that in the Life of Broome , Johnson takes notice of Dr. Warburton's using a mode of expression which he him- self used , and that not seldom , to the great offence of those who did not know him . Having ...
... tion . " It is remarkable , that in the Life of Broome , Johnson takes notice of Dr. Warburton's using a mode of expression which he him- self used , and that not seldom , to the great offence of those who did not know him . Having ...
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