The Life of Samuel Johnson, LL.D.J. Murray, 1831 |
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... human things . I " Such is the appearance of the world about me ; I hope your scenes are more cheerful . But whatever befalls us , though it is wise to be serious , it is useless and foolish , and perhaps sinful , to be gloomy . Let us ...
... human things . I " Such is the appearance of the world about me ; I hope your scenes are more cheerful . But whatever befalls us , though it is wise to be serious , it is useless and foolish , and perhaps sinful , to be gloomy . Let us ...
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... human happi- ness : it certainly destroys liberty ; and it makes some virtues impracticable , and others extremely difficult . " Let me know the history of your life since your accession to your estate ; -how many houses , how many cows ...
... human happi- ness : it certainly destroys liberty ; and it makes some virtues impracticable , and others extremely difficult . " Let me know the history of your life since your accession to your estate ; -how many houses , how many cows ...
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... human nature - with such general ease and simplicity , and such accurate force of expression , whether gay or pathetical , as , in the Editor's humble judgment , no poet , except Shakspeare , has excelled . — ED . ] lines when he ...
... human nature - with such general ease and simplicity , and such accurate force of expression , whether gay or pathetical , as , in the Editor's humble judgment , no poet , except Shakspeare , has excelled . — ED . ] lines when he ...
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... human nature . " " It is a very good custom to keep a journal for a man's own use ; he may write upon a card a day all that is necessary to be written , after he has had expe- rience of life . At first there is a great deal to be ...
... human nature . " " It is a very good custom to keep a journal for a man's own use ; he may write upon a card a day all that is necessary to be written , after he has had expe- rience of life . At first there is a great deal to be ...
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... human mind , that it had a necessary tendency to improvement , and that it would frequently anticipate instruction , and enable ingenious minds to acquire knowledge . " Sir , " said a stranger that overheard him , " that I deny : I am a ...
... human mind , that it had a necessary tendency to improvement , and that it would frequently anticipate instruction , and enable ingenious minds to acquire knowledge . " Sir , " said a stranger that overheard him , " that I deny : I am a ...
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