The Life of Samuel Johnson, LL.D.Talboys and Wheeler, 1826 |
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... wish a man to have that belief which you think is of infinite advantage , you wish well to him ; but your primary consideration is your own quiet . If a madman were to come into this room with a stick in his hand , no doubt we should ...
... wish a man to have that belief which you think is of infinite advantage , you wish well to him ; but your primary consideration is your own quiet . If a madman were to come into this room with a stick in his hand , no doubt we should ...
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... wish there were many places of a thousand a year at Ox- ford , to keep first - rate men of learning from quitting the university . " Undoubtedly if this were the case , litera- ture would have a still greater dignity and splendour at ...
... wish there were many places of a thousand a year at Ox- ford , to keep first - rate men of learning from quitting the university . " Undoubtedly if this were the case , litera- ture would have a still greater dignity and splendour at ...
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... wish for his remarks on Italy , he said , " I do not see that I could make a book upon Italy ; yet I should be glad to get two hundred pounds , or five hundred pounds , by such a work . " This h A gentleman who , from his extraordinary ...
... wish for his remarks on Italy , he said , " I do not see that I could make a book upon Italy ; yet I should be glad to get two hundred pounds , or five hundred pounds , by such a work . " This h A gentleman who , from his extraordinary ...
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... wish to know more about Mr. Ballow , Johnson said , " Sir , I have seen him but once these twenty years . The tide of life has driven us different ways . " I was sorry at the time to hear this ; but whoever quits the creeks of pri- vate ...
... wish to know more about Mr. Ballow , Johnson said , " Sir , I have seen him but once these twenty years . The tide of life has driven us different ways . " I was sorry at the time to hear this ; but whoever quits the creeks of pri- vate ...
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... wish they would come up , or come down .. What Soame Jenyns says upon this subject is not to be minded ; he is a wit . No , sir ; to act from pure benevolence is not possible for finite beings . Human benevolence is mingled with vanity ...
... wish they would come up , or come down .. What Soame Jenyns says upon this subject is not to be minded ; he is a wit . No , sir ; to act from pure benevolence is not possible for finite beings . Human benevolence is mingled with vanity ...
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