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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... question ; because they only had something upon which they could rest as matter of fact . " MURRAY . " It seems to me that we are not angry at a man for controvert- ing an opinion which we believe and value ; we rather pity him ...
... question ; because they only had something upon which they could rest as matter of fact . " MURRAY . " It seems to me that we are not angry at a man for controvert- ing an opinion which we believe and value ; we rather pity him ...
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... question , whether legal redress could be obtained , even when a man's deceased relation was calumniated in a pub- lication . Mr. Murray maintained there should be- reparation , unless the author could justify himself by proving the ...
... question , whether legal redress could be obtained , even when a man's deceased relation was calumniated in a pub- lication . Mr. Murray maintained there should be- reparation , unless the author could justify himself by proving the ...
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... question occurred on occasion of an indictment , The King v . Topham , who , as a pro- prietor of a news - paper entitled " THE WORLD , " was found guilty of a libel against Earl Cowper , deceased , because certainin- jurious charges ...
... question occurred on occasion of an indictment , The King v . Topham , who , as a pro- prietor of a news - paper entitled " THE WORLD , " was found guilty of a libel against Earl Cowper , deceased , because certainin- jurious charges ...
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... objection or other may not be made . " He added , " I would not have you read any thing else of Cheyne , but his book on Health , and his English . Malady . " Ætat . 67 . Upon the question whether a man 26 THE LIFE OF.
... objection or other may not be made . " He added , " I would not have you read any thing else of Cheyne , but his book on Health , and his English . Malady . " Ætat . 67 . Upon the question whether a man 26 THE LIFE OF.
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... question whether a man who had been 1776 . guilty of vicious actions would do well to force him- self into solitude and sadness ; JOHNSON . " No , Sir , unless it prevent him from being vicious again . With some people , gloomy ...
... question whether a man who had been 1776 . guilty of vicious actions would do well to force him- self into solitude and sadness ; JOHNSON . " No , Sir , unless it prevent him from being vicious again . With some people , gloomy ...
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