The Life of Samuel Johnson, LL.D., Volume 1J. M. Dent, 1925 |
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Page 185
... occasion is very edifying ; as is the humble submission which he breathes , when it is the will of his heavenly Father to try him with afflictions . As such dispositions become the state of man here , and are the true effects of ...
... occasion is very edifying ; as is the humble submission which he breathes , when it is the will of his heavenly Father to try him with afflictions . As such dispositions become the state of man here , and are the true effects of ...
Page 416
... occasion for abuse . " JOHNSON . " Nay , Sir , they had more law long ago than they have now . As to precedents , to be sure they will increase in course of time ; but the more precedents there are , the less occasion is there for law ...
... occasion for abuse . " JOHNSON . " Nay , Sir , they had more law long ago than they have now . As to precedents , to be sure they will increase in course of time ; but the more precedents there are , the less occasion is there for law ...
Page 578
... occasion to censure , and to shew my fairness as the biographer of my illustrious friend : " There was wanting in his conduct and behaviour , that dignity which results from a regular and orderly course of action , and by an ...
... occasion to censure , and to shew my fairness as the biographer of my illustrious friend : " There was wanting in his conduct and behaviour , that dignity which results from a regular and orderly course of action , and by an ...
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