The Life of Samuel Johnson, LL.D.J. M. Dent, 1925 |
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Page 465
... given to them ; and few are given . The way to spread a work is to sell it at a low price . No man will send to buy a thing that costs even sixpence , without an intention to read it . " BoSWELL . " May it not be doubted , Sir , whether ...
... given to them ; and few are given . The way to spread a work is to sell it at a low price . No man will send to buy a thing that costs even sixpence , without an intention to read it . " BoSWELL . " May it not be doubted , Sir , whether ...
Page 563
... given him , he himself will not pretend , who at the same time that he com- plains of the title would be offended if we supposed him to be not a Doctor . If the title of Doctor be a defamatory truth , it is time to dissolve our colleges ...
... given him , he himself will not pretend , who at the same time that he com- plains of the title would be offended if we supposed him to be not a Doctor . If the title of Doctor be a defamatory truth , it is time to dissolve our colleges ...
Page 286
... given of almost every thing . I told Mrs. Thrale , ' You have so little anxiety about truth , that you never tax your memory with the exact thing . ' Now what is the use of the memory to truth , if one is careless of exactness ...
... given of almost every thing . I told Mrs. Thrale , ' You have so little anxiety about truth , that you never tax your memory with the exact thing . ' Now what is the use of the memory to truth , if one is careless of exactness ...
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