Life of Samuel Johnson, LL. D."A chronological catalogue of the prose works of Samuel Johnson, LLD.": pages xiv-xvii |
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... knowledge was not desirable on its own account , for it often was a source of unhappi- ness . " JOHNSON . " Why , Sir , that knowledge may in some cases produce unhappiness , I allow . But , upon the whole , knowledge , per se , is cer ...
... knowledge was not desirable on its own account , for it often was a source of unhappi- ness . " JOHNSON . " Why , Sir , that knowledge may in some cases produce unhappiness , I allow . But , upon the whole , knowledge , per se , is cer ...
Page 130
... knowledge is the natu- ral feeling of mankind ; and every human being , whose mind is not debauched , will be willing to give all that he has to get knowledge . " We landed at the Old Swan , and walked to 1He published a biographical ...
... knowledge is the natu- ral feeling of mankind ; and every human being , whose mind is not debauched , will be willing to give all that he has to get knowledge . " We landed at the Old Swan , and walked to 1He published a biographical ...
Page 151
... knowledge , a question whether any nation uninstructed in religion should receive instruction ; or whether that instruction should be imparted to them by a translation of the holy books into their own language . If obedience to the will ...
... knowledge , a question whether any nation uninstructed in religion should receive instruction ; or whether that instruction should be imparted to them by a translation of the holy books into their own language . If obedience to the will ...
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