The Life of Samuel Johnson, LL. D.: Including a Journal of His Tour to the Hebrides, Volume 4John W. Lovell Company, 1899 - Authors, English |
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... concerning it had . been obtained in two ways ; from books , and from the relations of those country swains who had seen a little of it . The plain meaning , therefore is , ' To clear his doubts concerning Providence , and to obtain ...
... concerning it had . been obtained in two ways ; from books , and from the relations of those country swains who had seen a little of it . The plain meaning , therefore is , ' To clear his doubts concerning Providence , and to obtain ...
Page 124
... concerning Mr. Beauclerk's death is true . Had his talents been directed in any sufficient degree as they ought , I have always been strongly of opinion that they were calculated to make an illustrious figure ; and that opinion , as it ...
... concerning Mr. Beauclerk's death is true . Had his talents been directed in any sufficient degree as they ought , I have always been strongly of opinion that they were calculated to make an illustrious figure ; and that opinion , as it ...
Page 177
... concerning it : " March 15th , 1781. - Many persons having doubts concerning this fact , I applied to Dr. Johnson , to learn on what authority he asserted it . He told me , he had it from Savage , who lived in intimacy with Steele , and ...
... concerning it : " March 15th , 1781. - Many persons having doubts concerning this fact , I applied to Dr. Johnson , to learn on what authority he asserted it . He told me , he had it from Savage , who lived in intimacy with Steele , and ...
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