Life of Samuel Johnson, LL.D.H. Washbourne, 1857 - 580 pages |
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Page 190
... merit ; some will force them upon you from mistaken partiality ; and some from downright interested mo- tives , without scruple ; and you will be dis- graced . " " Were I a rich man , I would propagate all kinds of trees that will grow ...
... merit ; some will force them upon you from mistaken partiality ; and some from downright interested mo- tives , without scruple ; and you will be dis- graced . " " Were I a rich man , I would propagate all kinds of trees that will grow ...
Page 245
... merit to some of his comedies , and said there was no reason to believe that the " Careless Husband " was not written by himself . Davies said , he was the first dramatic writer who introduced genteel ladies upon the stage . Johnson re ...
... merit to some of his comedies , and said there was no reason to believe that the " Careless Husband " was not written by himself . Davies said , he was the first dramatic writer who introduced genteel ladies upon the stage . Johnson re ...
Page 484
... merit at the bar , who never get practice . " JOHNSON : " Sir , you are sure that practice is got from an opinion that the person employed deserves it best ; so that if a man of merit at the bar does not get practice , it is from error ...
... merit at the bar , who never get practice . " JOHNSON : " Sir , you are sure that practice is got from an opinion that the person employed deserves it best ; so that if a man of merit at the bar does not get practice , it is from error ...
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