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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... doubt not but you will think his sickness , or even his desire to see you , a sufficient reason for hastening your return . The longer we live , and the more we think , the higher value we learn to put on the friendship and tenderness ...
... doubt not but you will think his sickness , or even his desire to see you , a sufficient reason for hastening your return . The longer we live , and the more we think , the higher value we learn to put on the friendship and tenderness ...
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... doubts ; a state of mind to be viewed with pity rather than with anger . On his favourite subject of subordination , Johnson said , " So far is it from being true that men are naturally equal , that no two people can be half an hour ...
... doubts ; a state of mind to be viewed with pity rather than with anger . On his favourite subject of subordination , Johnson said , " So far is it from being true that men are naturally equal , that no two people can be half an hour ...
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... doubt without authority . Homines nullius originis , omitted alluded to a private transaction . 6 The passage 7 This censure of my Latin relates to the Dedication , which was as follows : VIRO NOBILISSIMO , ORNATISSIMO , JOANNI ...
... doubt without authority . Homines nullius originis , omitted alluded to a private transaction . 6 The passage 7 This censure of my Latin relates to the Dedication , which was as follows : VIRO NOBILISSIMO , ORNATISSIMO , JOANNI ...
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... doubt my having authority for using genus absolutely , for what we call family , that is , for . illustrious extraction . Now I take genus in Latin , to have much the same signification with birth in Eng- lish ; both in their primary ...
... doubt my having authority for using genus absolutely , for what we call family , that is , for . illustrious extraction . Now I take genus in Latin , to have much the same signification with birth in Eng- lish ; both in their primary ...
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... Johnson , ) but Warburton did more for Pope ; he made him a Christian : " alluding , no doubt , to his inge- nious comments on the " Essay on Man . " were favoured by them would frequently , from grati- 1767 40 THE LIFE OF.
... Johnson , ) but Warburton did more for Pope ; he made him a Christian : " alluding , no doubt , to his inge- nious comments on the " Essay on Man . " were favoured by them would frequently , from grati- 1767 40 THE LIFE OF.
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