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He said , " If convents should be allowed at all , they should only be retreats for persons unable to serve the publick , or who have served it . It is our first duty to serve society ; and , after we have done that , we may attend ...
He said , " If convents should be allowed at all , they should only be retreats for persons unable to serve the publick , or who have served it . It is our first duty to serve society ; and , after we have done that , we may attend ...
Pagina 9
An alleged want of intention , when evil is com- mitted , will not be allowed in a court of justice . Rous- seau , sir , is a very bad man . I would sooner sign a sen- tence for his transportation , than that of any felon who has gone ...
An alleged want of intention , when evil is com- mitted , will not be allowed in a court of justice . Rous- seau , sir , is a very bad man . I would sooner sign a sen- tence for his transportation , than that of any felon who has gone ...
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The opponents of this pious scheme being made ashamed of their conduct , the benevolent undertaking was allowed to go on . The following letters , though not written till the year after , being chiefly upon the same subject , are here ...
The opponents of this pious scheme being made ashamed of their conduct , the benevolent undertaking was allowed to go on . The following letters , though not written till the year after , being chiefly upon the same subject , are here ...
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And I think too , that a good deal of weight should be allowed to the dying declarations , because they were spontaneous . There is a great difference between what is said without our being urged to it , and what is said from a kind of ...
And I think too , that a good deal of weight should be allowed to the dying declarations , because they were spontaneous . There is a great difference between what is said without our being urged to it , and what is said from a kind of ...
Pagina 48
... taken from the New Testament , Nìg yàp ěpxetai , being the first words of our Saviour's so- lemn admonition to the improvement of that time which is allowed us to prepare for eternity ; " the night cometh : when no man can work .
... taken from the New Testament , Nìg yàp ěpxetai , being the first words of our Saviour's so- lemn admonition to the improvement of that time which is allowed us to prepare for eternity ; " the night cometh : when no man can work .
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| Titel | The Life of Samuel Johnson, LL.D. Oxford English classics Volume 2 van The Life of Samuel Johnson, LL.D, James Boswell |
| Auteur | James Boswell |
| Uitgever | Talboys & Wheeler, 1826 |
| Oorspronkelijk uit | Oxford University |
| Gedigitaliseerd | 18 juni 2007 |
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