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... . ( 2 ) The contrary has been the general opinion ; and Johnson was certainly a bad judge in that point , if he believed that his own taste was delicate .. C. - - " We visited the Observatory , a large building 2 1775 . LIFE OF JOHNSON .
... . ( 2 ) The contrary has been the general opinion ; and Johnson was certainly a bad judge in that point , if he believed that his own taste was delicate .. C. - - " We visited the Observatory , a large building 2 1775 . LIFE OF JOHNSON .
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... opinion , leaves him far and far behind . Why I did not despatch so short a perusal sooner , when I look back , I am utterly unable to discover ; but human moments are stolen away by a thousand petty impediments which leave no trace ...
... opinion , leaves him far and far behind . Why I did not despatch so short a perusal sooner , when I look back , I am utterly unable to discover ; but human moments are stolen away by a thousand petty impediments which leave no trace ...
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... opinion of some distinguished naturalists , that our species is transmitted through males only , the female being all along no more than a nidus , or nurse , as Mother Earth is to plants of every sort ; which notion seems to be con ...
... opinion of some distinguished naturalists , that our species is transmitted through males only , the female being all along no more than a nidus , or nurse , as Mother Earth is to plants of every sort ; which notion seems to be con ...
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... opinion and advice . LETTER 234. TO JAMES BOSWELL , ESQ . " London , Jan. 15. 1776 . " DEAR SIR , I was much impressed by your letter , and if I can form upon your case any resolution satisfactory to myself , will very gladly impart it ...
... opinion and advice . LETTER 234. TO JAMES BOSWELL , ESQ . " London , Jan. 15. 1776 . " DEAR SIR , I was much impressed by your letter , and if I can form upon your case any resolution satisfactory to myself , will very gladly impart it ...
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... opinions are always changing , I know not whether it be not usurpation to prescribe rules to posterity , by presuming to judge of what we cannot know ; and I know not whether I fully approve either your design or your father's , to ...
... opinions are always changing , I know not whether it be not usurpation to prescribe rules to posterity , by presuming to judge of what we cannot know ; and I know not whether I fully approve either your design or your father's , to ...
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