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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... wish a man to have that belief which you think is of infinite advantage , you wish well to him ; but your primary consideration is your own quiet . If a madman were to come into this room with a stick in his hand , no doubt we should ...
... wish a man to have that belief which you think is of infinite advantage , you wish well to him ; but your primary consideration is your own quiet . If a madman were to come into this room with a stick in his hand , no doubt we should ...
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... wish there were many places of a thousand a year at Oxford , to keep first- rate men of learning from quitting the University . " Undoubtedly if this were the case , Literature would have a still greater dignity and splendour at Oxford ...
... wish there were many places of a thousand a year at Oxford , to keep first- rate men of learning from quitting the University . " Undoubtedly if this were the case , Literature would have a still greater dignity and splendour at Oxford ...
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... wish for his remarks on Italy , he said , " I do not see that I could make a book upon Italy ; yet I should be glad to get two hundred pounds , or five hundred pounds , by such a work . " This shewed both that a journal of his Tour upon ...
... wish for his remarks on Italy , he said , " I do not see that I could make a book upon Italy ; yet I should be glad to get two hundred pounds , or five hundred pounds , by such a work . " This shewed both that a journal of his Tour upon ...
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... wish to know more about Mr. Ballow , Johnson said , " Sir , I have seen him but once these twenty years . The tide of life has driven us different ways . " I was sorry at the time to hear this ; but whoever quits the creeks of private ...
... wish to know more about Mr. Ballow , Johnson said , " Sir , I have seen him but once these twenty years . The tide of life has driven us different ways . " I was sorry at the time to hear this ; but whoever quits the creeks of private ...
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... wish they would come up , or come down . What Soame Jenyns says upon this subject is not to be minded ; he is a wit . No , Sir ; to act from pure benevolence is not pos- sible for finite beings . Human benevolence is min- gled with ...
... wish they would come up , or come down . What Soame Jenyns says upon this subject is not to be minded ; he is a wit . No , Sir ; to act from pure benevolence is not pos- sible for finite beings . Human benevolence is min- gled with ...
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