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Some of these , the persons who were favoured with them are unwilling should be mentioned , from a too anxious apprehension , as I think , that they might be suspected of having received larger assistance ; and some , after all the ...
Some of these , the persons who were favoured with them are unwilling should be mentioned , from a too anxious apprehension , as I think , that they might be suspected of having received larger assistance ; and some , after all the ...
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I named Hume . JOHNSON . " No , sir ; Hume owned to a cler- gyman in the bishoprick of Durham , that he had never read the New Testament with attention . " - I mentioned Hume's notion , that all who are happy are equally ...
I named Hume . JOHNSON . " No , sir ; Hume owned to a cler- gyman in the bishoprick of Durham , that he had never read the New Testament with attention . " - I mentioned Hume's notion , that all who are happy are equally ...
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I mentioned that a gay friend had advised me against being a lawyer , because I should be excelled by plodding blockheads . JOHNSON . " Why , sir , in the formulary and statutory part of law , a plodding blockhead may excel ; but in the ...
I mentioned that a gay friend had advised me against being a lawyer , because I should be excelled by plodding blockheads . JOHNSON . " Why , sir , in the formulary and statutory part of law , a plodding blockhead may excel ; but in the ...
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I having mentioned that I had passed some time with Rousseau in his wild retreat , and having quoted some remark made by Mr. Wilkes , with whom I had spent many pleasant hours in Italy , Johnson said , sarcastically , " It seems ...
I having mentioned that I had passed some time with Rousseau in his wild retreat , and having quoted some remark made by Mr. Wilkes , with whom I had spent many pleasant hours in Italy , Johnson said , sarcastically , " It seems ...
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I mentioned the advice given us by philosophers , to console ourselves , when distressed or embarrassed , by thinking of those who are in a worse situation than our- selves . This , I observed , could not apply to all , for there must ...
I mentioned the advice given us by philosophers , to console ourselves , when distressed or embarrassed , by thinking of those who are in a worse situation than our- selves . This , I observed , could not apply to all , for there must ...
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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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