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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... Ætat . 57 . 1766. and Luke . When it was quelled , George , not Luke , was punished by his head being encircled with a red hot iron crown : " corona candescente ferreá corona- tur . " The same severity of torture was exercised on the ...
... Ætat . 57 . 1766. and Luke . When it was quelled , George , not Luke , was punished by his head being encircled with a red hot iron crown : " corona candescente ferreá corona- tur . " The same severity of torture was exercised on the ...
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... Ætat . 57 . fidelity , that he treated the hopes of immortality with brutal levity ; and said , " As man dies like a dog , let him lie like a dog . " JOHNSON . " If he dies like a dog , let him lie like a dog . " I added , that this man ...
... Ætat . 57 . fidelity , that he treated the hopes of immortality with brutal levity ; and said , " As man dies like a dog , let him lie like a dog . " JOHNSON . " If he dies like a dog , let him lie like a dog . " I added , that this man ...
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... Ætat . 57 . 66 " Alas , Sir , ( said I , ) I fear not . Do I know history ! Do I know mathematicks ? Do I know law ? " JOHNSON . Why , Sir , though you may know no science so well as to be able to teach it , and no profession so well as ...
... Ætat . 57 . 66 " Alas , Sir , ( said I , ) I fear not . Do I know history ! Do I know mathematicks ? Do I know law ? " JOHNSON . Why , Sir , though you may know no science so well as to be able to teach it , and no profession so well as ...
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... Ætat . 57. right , but must submit themselves to the learned . " . JOHNSON . " To be sure , Sir . The vulgar are the children of the State , and must be taught like chil- dren . " - BOSWELL . " Then , Sir , a poor Turk must be a ...
... Ætat . 57. right , but must submit themselves to the learned . " . JOHNSON . " To be sure , Sir . The vulgar are the children of the State , and must be taught like chil- dren . " - BOSWELL . " Then , Sir , a poor Turk must be a ...
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... Ætat . 57 . some other way ? " GOLDSMITH . " Ay , Sir , we have 1766 . a claim upon you . " JOHNSON . " No , Sir , I am not obliged to do any more . No man is obliged to do as much as he can do . A man is to have part of his life to ...
... Ætat . 57 . some other way ? " GOLDSMITH . " Ay , Sir , we have 1766 . a claim upon you . " JOHNSON . " No , Sir , I am not obliged to do any more . No man is obliged to do as much as he can do . A man is to have part of his life to ...
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