The Life of Samuel Johnson, LL.D.: Comprehending an Account of His Studies and Numerous Works, in Chronological Order; a Series of His Epistolary Correspondence and Conversations with Many Eminent Persons; and Various Original Pieces of His Composition Never Before Published: the Whole Exhibiting a View of Literature and Literary Men in Great-Britain, for Near Half a Century During which He Flourished, Volume 2National ilustrated library, 1851 |
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... common life , in the intercourse with his friends ? " JOHNSON : " ' Why no , Sir . Everybody knows you are paid for affecting warmth for your client ; and it is , therefore , properly no dissimulation : the moment you come from the bar ...
... common life , in the intercourse with his friends ? " JOHNSON : " ' Why no , Sir . Everybody knows you are paid for affecting warmth for your client ; and it is , therefore , properly no dissimulation : the moment you come from the bar ...
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... common punish- ment , and bids defiance to all common degrees of pain . Correction must be proportionate to occasions . The flexible will be reformed by gentle discipline , and the refractory must be subdued by harsher methods . The ...
... common punish- ment , and bids defiance to all common degrees of pain . Correction must be proportionate to occasions . The flexible will be reformed by gentle discipline , and the refractory must be subdued by harsher methods . The ...
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... common room . " " 66 JOHNSON : " They are in the right , Sir ; there can be no real conversation , no fair exertion of mind amongst them , if the young men are by ; for a man who has a character does not choose to stake it in their ...
... common room . " " 66 JOHNSON : " They are in the right , Sir ; there can be no real conversation , no fair exertion of mind amongst them , if the young men are by ; for a man who has a character does not choose to stake it in their ...
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Johnson introduced to George III Visits LichfieldDeath of Catherine Cham | 30 |
1769 | 50 |
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