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Page 17
May , 1782 . “ Fresh cold , renewed cough , and an increased difficulty of
breathing ; all suggest a further letting of blood , which , however , I do not choose
to have done without your advice . I cannot well come to you , or is there any
occasion ...
May , 1782 . “ Fresh cold , renewed cough , and an increased difficulty of
breathing ; all suggest a further letting of blood , which , however , I do not choose
to have done without your advice . I cannot well come to you , or is there any
occasion ...
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[ A set of Rymer which he was charitably endeavouring to sell for Davis , probably
to Mr. Gerard Hamilton ; and this was , perhaps , the occasion which made Mr.
Hamilton say that he once asked him for 501 , for a charitable purpose.-Ed. ) 2 p .
[ A set of Rymer which he was charitably endeavouring to sell for Davis , probably
to Mr. Gerard Hamilton ; and this was , perhaps , the occasion which made Mr.
Hamilton say that he once asked him for 501 , for a charitable purpose.-Ed. ) 2 p .
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... for he on another occasion said to me , “ Sir , a man may be so much of every
thing , that he is nothing of any thing . " · I shall give an instance , making the
original by Roman , and Johnson's substitution in Italick characters : “ In fairer
scenes ...
... for he on another occasion said to me , “ Sir , a man may be so much of every
thing , that he is nothing of any thing . " · I shall give an instance , making the
original by Roman , and Johnson's substitution in Italick characters : “ In fairer
scenes ...
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In one of these conversations , Johnson took occasion to remark on the human
mind , that it had a necessary tendency to improvement , and that it would
frequently anticipate instruction , and enable ingenious minds to acquire
knowledge .
In one of these conversations , Johnson took occasion to remark on the human
mind , that it had a necessary tendency to improvement , and that it would
frequently anticipate instruction , and enable ingenious minds to acquire
knowledge .
Page 68
He never used the phrases the former and the latter , having observed , that they
often occasioned obscurity ; he therefore contrived to construct his sentences so
as not to have occasion for them , and would even rather repeat the same words
...
He never used the phrases the former and the latter , having observed , that they
often occasioned obscurity ; he therefore contrived to construct his sentences so
as not to have occasion for them , and would even rather repeat the same words
...
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| Title | The Life of Samuel Johnson, LL.D. Volume 5 of The Life of Samuel Johnson, LL.D, John Wilson Croker |
| Author | James Boswell |
| Editor | John Wilson Croker |
| Publisher | J. Murray, 1831 |
| Original from | The Ohio State University |
| Digitized | 9 Aug 2016 |
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