The Life of Samuel Johnson, LL. D.: Including a Journal of His Tour to the Hebrides, Volume 3Claxton, Remsen, & Haffelfinger, 1878 |
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Pagina 13
... things than I can say myself , and give them as my own ; but if I should , every body will know whose they are . " The doctor was not softened by this compliment . He denied merit to Fingal , supposing it to be the production of a man ...
... things than I can say myself , and give them as my own ; but if I should , every body will know whose they are . " The doctor was not softened by this compliment . He denied merit to Fingal , supposing it to be the production of a man ...
Pagina 17
... thing that gave me a high opinion of you was your saying in the Select Society , ' while parties ran high , soon after the year 1745 , that you did not think worse of a man's moral character for his having been in rebellion . This was ...
... thing that gave me a high opinion of you was your saying in the Select Society , ' while parties ran high , soon after the year 1745 , that you did not think worse of a man's moral character for his having been in rebellion . This was ...
Pagina 21
... things belonging immediately to their own profession ; " for instance , many cannot tell how far a musket will carry a bullet ; " in proof of which , I suppose , he mentioned some particular person , for Lord Hailes , from whom I ...
... things belonging immediately to their own profession ; " for instance , many cannot tell how far a musket will carry a bullet ; " in proof of which , I suppose , he mentioned some particular person , for Lord Hailes , from whom I ...
Pagina 28
... thing in the book . He has taken the opportunity of ingrafting into the work several good observa- tions , which I dare say he had made upon men and things before he set foot on Scotch ground , by which it is considerably enriched . ' A ...
... thing in the book . He has taken the opportunity of ingrafting into the work several good observa- tions , which I dare say he had made upon men and things before he set foot on Scotch ground , by which it is considerably enriched . ' A ...
Pagina 33
... thing but their admirable writings ! What pleasure would it have given us , to have known their petty habits , their characteristic manners , their modes of composition , and their genuine opinion of preceding writers and of their ...
... thing but their admirable writings ! What pleasure would it have given us , to have known their petty habits , their characteristic manners , their modes of composition , and their genuine opinion of preceding writers and of their ...
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