The Life of Samuel Johnson, LL.D.: Comprehending an Account of His Studies, and Numerous Works ... and Various Original Pieces ... Never Before Published ...T. Cadell and W. Davis, 1804 |
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... It is as much almost as a man can make by his learning ; and therefore we find the most learned men abroad are in the Universities . It is not so with us . Our 1776. Universities are impoverished of learning , by the Atat DR . JOHNSON . 13.
... It is as much almost as a man can make by his learning ; and therefore we find the most learned men abroad are in the Universities . It is not so with us . Our 1776. Universities are impoverished of learning , by the Atat DR . JOHNSON . 13.
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... learned to play at cards . " The truth , however , is , that he loved to display his ingenuity in argument ; and therefore would sometimes in con- versation maintain opinions which he was sensible were wrong , but in supporting which ...
... learned to play at cards . " The truth , however , is , that he loved to display his ingenuity in argument ; and therefore would sometimes in con- versation maintain opinions which he was sensible were wrong , but in supporting which ...
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... learned Baxter in his edition of Horace , " Dif- cile est propriè communia dicere , h , e . res vulgares disertis verbis enarrare , vel humile thema cum dignitate tractare . Difficile est communes res propriis explicare verbis . Vet ...
... learned Baxter in his edition of Horace , " Dif- cile est propriè communia dicere , h , e . res vulgares disertis verbis enarrare , vel humile thema cum dignitate tractare . Difficile est communes res propriis explicare verbis . Vet ...
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... learned man was a native , is not the language fit for his epitaph , which should be in ancient and permanent language . Consider , Sir ; how you should feel , were you to find at Rotterdam an epitaph upon Erasmus in Dutch ! ” — For my ...
... learned man was a native , is not the language fit for his epitaph , which should be in ancient and permanent language . Consider , Sir ; how you should feel , were you to find at Rotterdam an epitaph upon Erasmus in Dutch ! ” — For my ...
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... learned Highlander , Macbean , has , at my request , examined and approved . " The book is very little , but Mr. Shaw has been persuaded by his friends to set it at half a guinea , though I advised only a crown , and thought myself ...
... learned Highlander , Macbean , has , at my request , examined and approved . " The book is very little , but Mr. Shaw has been persuaded by his friends to set it at half a guinea , though I advised only a crown , and thought myself ...
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