Life of Samuel Johnson, LL. D."A chronological catalogue of the prose works of Samuel Johnson, LLD.": pages xiv-xvii |
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... thing English prevailed much in France after Lord Chatham's glorious war , he said , he did not wonder at it , for that we had drubbed those fellows into a proper reverence for us , and that their national petulance required periodical ...
... thing English prevailed much in France after Lord Chatham's glorious war , he said , he did not wonder at it , for that we had drubbed those fellows into a proper reverence for us , and that their national petulance required periodical ...
Page 348
... thing to re- store the exiled family . They would not give twenty shillings a piece to bring it about . But , if a mere vote could do it , there would be twenty to one ; at least , there would be a very great ma- jority of voices for it ...
... thing to re- store the exiled family . They would not give twenty shillings a piece to bring it about . But , if a mere vote could do it , there would be twenty to one ; at least , there would be a very great ma- jority of voices for it ...
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... thing to a cer- tainty , which before floated in the mind indefi- nitely . " BOSWELL . " But Omne ignotum pro magni- fico est : one is sorry to have this diminished . " JOHNSON . " Sir , you should not allow yourself to be delighted ...
... thing to a cer- tainty , which before floated in the mind indefi- nitely . " BOSWELL . " But Omne ignotum pro magni- fico est : one is sorry to have this diminished . " JOHNSON . " Sir , you should not allow yourself to be delighted ...
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