The Works of Samuel Johnson, LL.D.: With Murphy's Essay, Volume 1Cowie, 1825 |
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Page xxxiv
... shews Johnson's alacrity in doing good . That alacrity shewed itself again in the letter printed in the European Magazine , January 1785 , and there said to have appeared originally in the General Advertiser , 4th April , 1750 , by ...
... shews Johnson's alacrity in doing good . That alacrity shewed itself again in the letter printed in the European Magazine , January 1785 , and there said to have appeared originally in the General Advertiser , 4th April , 1750 , by ...
Page xlviii
... shews the distress and melancholy situation of the man , who had written the Rambler , and finished the great work of his Dictionary . The letter is directed to Mr. Richardson ( the author of Clarissa ) , and is as fol- lows : " SIR ...
... shews the distress and melancholy situation of the man , who had written the Rambler , and finished the great work of his Dictionary . The letter is directed to Mr. Richardson ( the author of Clarissa ) , and is as fol- lows : " SIR ...
Page lv
... shew so much resentment to Foote ; he has a patent for such liberties ; nobody ever thought it worth his while to quarrel with him in London . " " I am glad , " said Johnson , " to find that the man is rising in the world . " The ...
... shew so much resentment to Foote ; he has a patent for such liberties ; nobody ever thought it worth his while to quarrel with him in London . " " I am glad , " said Johnson , " to find that the man is rising in the world . " The ...
Page lvii
... shew the impro- priety of going to war with Spain for an island thrown aside from human use , stormy in winter , and barren in summer . For this work it is apparent that materials were furnished by direction of the minister . At the ...
... shew the impro- priety of going to war with Spain for an island thrown aside from human use , stormy in winter , and barren in summer . For this work it is apparent that materials were furnished by direction of the minister . At the ...
Page lxi
... shew the original , nor can it be shewn by any other . To revenge reasonable incredulity , by refusing evidence , is a degree of insolence with which the world is not yet acquainted ; and stubborn audacity is the last refuge of guilt ...
... shew the original , nor can it be shewn by any other . To revenge reasonable incredulity , by refusing evidence , is a degree of insolence with which the world is not yet acquainted ; and stubborn audacity is the last refuge of guilt ...
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