The Life of Samuel Johnson, LL.D.J. Murray, 1831 - Authors, English |
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Page xx
... attention on the part of Lord Chesterfield renders still more puzzling Johnson's conduct towards his lordship ( see vol . i . p . 244 , et seq . ) ; and shows that there was some mistake in the statement attributed to Doctor Taylor ( v ...
... attention on the part of Lord Chesterfield renders still more puzzling Johnson's conduct towards his lordship ( see vol . i . p . 244 , et seq . ) ; and shows that there was some mistake in the statement attributed to Doctor Taylor ( v ...
Page xxv
... attention and unceasing diligence . No man , the most staid or the most guarded , is always the same in health , in spirits , in opinions . Human life is a series of inconsistencies ; and when Johnson's early misfortunes , his ...
... attention and unceasing diligence . No man , the most staid or the most guarded , is always the same in health , in spirits , in opinions . Human life is a series of inconsistencies ; and when Johnson's early misfortunes , his ...
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... attention by a person of the first eminence in the age in which he lived , whose company has been universally courted , I am justified in availing myself of the usual privilege of a dedi- VOL . I. с cation , when I mention that there ...
... attention by a person of the first eminence in the age in which he lived , whose company has been universally courted , I am justified in availing myself of the usual privilege of a dedi- VOL . I. с cation , when I mention that there ...
Page xxxvi
... attention with which I have collected and arranged the materials of which these volumes are composed , will hardly be conceived by those who read them with careless facility . stretch of mind and prompt assiduity by which so many ...
... attention with which I have collected and arranged the materials of which these volumes are composed , will hardly be conceived by those who read them with careless facility . stretch of mind and prompt assiduity by which so many ...
Page xl
... attention , the whole tenour of what he uttered would have been found equally excellent . His strong , clear , and animated enforcement of religion , morality , loyalty , and subordination , while it delights and improves the wise and ...
... attention , the whole tenour of what he uttered would have been found equally excellent . His strong , clear , and animated enforcement of religion , morality , loyalty , and subordination , while it delights and improves the wise and ...
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