Life of Samuel Johnson, LL.D.H. Washbourne, 1857 - 580 pages |
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... reason why that should be done by me , which every other man may do with equal reason , and which , indeed , no man can do properly , without some very particular rela- tion both to the Archbishop and to you . If I could help you in ...
... reason why that should be done by me , which every other man may do with equal reason , and which , indeed , no man can do properly , without some very particular rela- tion both to the Archbishop and to you . If I could help you in ...
Page 168
... reason and prudence that people marry , but from inclination . A man is poor ; he thinks , ' I cannot be worse , and so I'll e'en take Peggy . ' BOSWELL : " But have not na- tions been more populous at one period than another ...
... reason and prudence that people marry , but from inclination . A man is poor ; he thinks , ' I cannot be worse , and so I'll e'en take Peggy . ' BOSWELL : " But have not na- tions been more populous at one period than another ...
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... Reason . We may take fancy for a companion , but must follow Reason as our guide . We may allow Fancy to suggest certain ideas in certain places ; but Reason must always be heard , when she tells us , that those ideas and those places ...
... Reason . We may take fancy for a companion , but must follow Reason as our guide . We may allow Fancy to suggest certain ideas in certain places ; but Reason must always be heard , when she tells us , that those ideas and those places ...
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