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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... sure he has been at Richmond ; he is sure he is six feet high ; but he can- not be sure he is wise , or that he has any other excellence . Then , all censure of a man's self is oblique praise . It is in order to show how much he can ...
... sure he has been at Richmond ; he is sure he is six feet high ; but he can- not be sure he is wise , or that he has any other excellence . Then , all censure of a man's self is oblique praise . It is in order to show how much he can ...
Page 85
... sure I could never treat you with contempt . " JOHNSON . ' Sir , you have said more than was necessary . " Thus it ended ; and Beauclerk's coach not having come for him till very late , Dr. Johnson and another gentle- man sat with him a ...
... sure I could never treat you with contempt . " JOHNSON . ' Sir , you have said more than was necessary . " Thus it ended ; and Beauclerk's coach not having come for him till very late , Dr. Johnson and another gentle- man sat with him a ...
Page 270
... sure he is doing good with it : he is not so sure when he gives it away . A man who spends ten thousand a year will do more good than a man who spends two thousand and gives away eight . ” In the evening I came to him again . He was ...
... sure he is doing good with it : he is not so sure when he gives it away . A man who spends ten thousand a year will do more good than a man who spends two thousand and gives away eight . ” In the evening I came to him again . He was ...
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