The Life of Samuel JohnsonModern Library, 1965 - 559 pagina's |
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Pagina 207
... present age . ' Goldsmith . There are people who tell a hun dred political lies every day , and are not hurt by it . Surely , then , one may tell truth with safety . ' Johnson . ' Why , Sir , in the first place , he who tells a hundred ...
... present age . ' Goldsmith . There are people who tell a hun dred political lies every day , and are not hurt by it . Surely , then , one may tell truth with safety . ' Johnson . ' Why , Sir , in the first place , he who tells a hundred ...
Pagina 258
... present ; but did not step forth in defence of that species of writing . He probably did not like to trust himself with Johnson ! ' The Beggar's Opera , ' and the common question , whether it was pernicious in its effects , having been ...
... present ; but did not step forth in defence of that species of writing . He probably did not like to trust himself with Johnson ! ' The Beggar's Opera , ' and the common question , whether it was pernicious in its effects , having been ...
Pagina 364
... present master ; who pretends no claim to his obedience , but that he bought him from a merchant of slaves , whose right to sell him never was examined . It is said that , according to the constitutions of Jamaica , he was legally ...
... present master ; who pretends no claim to his obedience , but that he bought him from a merchant of slaves , whose right to sell him never was examined . It is said that , according to the constitutions of Jamaica , he was legally ...
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