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... merit , Johnson , as we all know , was a sagacious but a most severe judge . Such was his discernment , that he pierced into the most secret springs of human actions ; and such was his integrity , that he always weighed the moral ...
... merit , Johnson , as we all know , was a sagacious but a most severe judge . Such was his discernment , that he pierced into the most secret springs of human actions ; and such was his integrity , that he always weighed the moral ...
Pagina 28
... merit , as in a considerable degree to influence the public opinion , review an author's work , placido lumine , when I am afraid mankind in general are better pleased with severity , he may surely express a grate- ful sense of their ...
... merit , as in a considerable degree to influence the public opinion , review an author's work , placido lumine , when I am afraid mankind in general are better pleased with severity , he may surely express a grate- ful sense of their ...
Pagina 29
... merit , and to display a pretty success- ful imitation of Johnson's style . When I mentioned this to a very eminent literary character ( 33 ) , he op- posed me vehemently , exclaiming , " No , no , it is not a good imitation of Johnson ...
... merit , and to display a pretty success- ful imitation of Johnson's style . When I mentioned this to a very eminent literary character ( 33 ) , he op- posed me vehemently , exclaiming , " No , no , it is not a good imitation of Johnson ...
Pagina 34
... merits filled the world [ and ] or that there was no [ room for ] hope of more . " I have not confined myself to the order of the " Lives , " in making my few remarks . Indeed a dif- ferent order is observed in the original publication ...
... merits filled the world [ and ] or that there was no [ room for ] hope of more . " I have not confined myself to the order of the " Lives , " in making my few remarks . Indeed a dif- ferent order is observed in the original publication ...
Pagina 48
... merits of a vote were examined by the counsel ; and as an ex- cuse , when challenged by the chairman for such behaviour , bluntly answered , " I had made up my mind upon that case ; " Johnson , with an indignant contempt , said , " If ...
... merits of a vote were examined by the counsel ; and as an ex- cuse , when challenged by the chairman for such behaviour , bluntly answered , " I had made up my mind upon that case ; " Johnson , with an indignant contempt , said , " If ...
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