The Life of Samuel Johnson, LL.D.J. M. Dent, 1925 |
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... publick ? JOHNSON . " Because there may be other reasons for a man's not speaking in publick than want of resolution : he may have nothing to say , ( laughing . ) Whereas , Sir , you know courage is reckoned the greatest of all virtues ...
... publick ? JOHNSON . " Because there may be other reasons for a man's not speaking in publick than want of resolution : he may have nothing to say , ( laughing . ) Whereas , Sir , you know courage is reckoned the greatest of all virtues ...
Page 551
... 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 from age ...
... 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 from age ...
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... publick election , warned his people , according to his duty , against the crimes which publick elections frequently produce . His warning was felt by one of his parishioners , as pointed particularly at himself . But instead of ...
... publick election , warned his people , according to his duty , against the crimes which publick elections frequently produce . His warning was felt by one of his parishioners , as pointed particularly at himself . But instead of ...
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