Life of Johnson: Including Boswell's Journal of a Tour to the Hebrides and Johnson's Diary of A Journey Into North Wales, Volume 3Harper, 1904 - Hebrides (Scotland) |
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... a kind of belief that Edmund Burke does ; he has so much knowledge , so much animation , and the consciousness of so much fame . ' Letters of Boswell , p . 212 . See ante , i . 517 . coach Aetat . 67. ] The projected tour to Italy .
... a kind of belief that Edmund Burke does ; he has so much knowledge , so much animation , and the consciousness of so much fame . ' Letters of Boswell , p . 212 . See ante , i . 517 . coach Aetat . 67. ] The projected tour to Italy .
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... . 11 , 1773 . ' See post , under April 29 , 1776 . In like manner he writes , ' I catched for the asm with respect to visiting the Wall of China . ' moment an enthusi- Post , April 10 , 1778 . and Aetat . 67. ] Omai . " 9 and adventure.
... . 11 , 1773 . ' See post , under April 29 , 1776 . In like manner he writes , ' I catched for the asm with respect to visiting the Wall of China . ' moment an enthusi- Post , April 10 , 1778 . and Aetat . 67. ] Omai . " 9 and adventure.
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... Aetat . 67. ] The character of a soldier . I I BOSWELL . Yet , Sir , I think that common soldiers are worse thought of than other men in the same rank of life ; such as labourers . ' JOHNSON . ' Why , Sir , a common soldier is usu- ally ...
... Aetat . 67. ] The character of a soldier . I I BOSWELL . Yet , Sir , I think that common soldiers are worse thought of than other men in the same rank of life ; such as labourers . ' JOHNSON . ' Why , Sir , a common soldier is usu- ally ...
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... Aetat . 67. ] Attacks on a man's belief . 13 revelation have been angry at having their faith called in question ; because they only had something upon which they could rest as matter of fact . ' MURRAY . ' It seems to me that we are ...
... Aetat . 67. ] Attacks on a man's belief . 13 revelation have been angry at having their faith called in question ; because they only had something upon which they could rest as matter of fact . ' MURRAY . ' It seems to me that we are ...
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... Aetat . 67. ] Libelling the dead . 17 It is not so with us . Our Universities are impoverished of learning , by the penury of their provisions . I wish there were many places of a thousand a - year at Oxford , to keep first - rate men ...
... Aetat . 67. ] Libelling the dead . 17 It is not so with us . Our Universities are impoverished of learning , by the penury of their provisions . I wish there were many places of a thousand a - year at Oxford , to keep first - rate men ...
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