Life of Samuel Johnson, LL.D.H. Washbourne, 1857 - 580 pages |
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Page 94
... nature ; but in his refusal to assist you there is neither good nature , fatherhood , nor wisdom . It is the practice of good nature to overlook faults which have already , by the consequences , punished the delinquent . It is natural ...
... nature ; but in his refusal to assist you there is neither good nature , fatherhood , nor wisdom . It is the practice of good nature to overlook faults which have already , by the consequences , punished the delinquent . It is natural ...
Page 154
... nature and characters of man- ners ; and there is the difference between the characters of Fielding and those of Richardson . Characters of manners are very entertaining ; but they are to be un- derstood , by a more superficial observer ...
... nature and characters of man- ners ; and there is the difference between the characters of Fielding and those of Richardson . Characters of manners are very entertaining ; but they are to be un- derstood , by a more superficial observer ...
Page 442
... nature is capable ; imaged the delicate rap- tures of connubial love ; nay , seemed to be animated with all the spirit of revelry . It is a proof , that in the human mind the de- partments of judgment and imagination , perception and ...
... nature is capable ; imaged the delicate rap- tures of connubial love ; nay , seemed to be animated with all the spirit of revelry . It is a proof , that in the human mind the de- partments of judgment and imagination , perception and ...
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