The Life of Samuel Johnson, LL.D. |
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In the estima . tion of his offences , he reasoned thus : ` Every man knows his own
sins , and also what grace he has resisted . But , to those of others , and the
circumstances under which they were committed , he is a stranger : he is ,
therefore ...
In the estima . tion of his offences , he reasoned thus : ` Every man knows his own
sins , and also what grace he has resisted . But , to those of others , and the
circumstances under which they were committed , he is a stranger : he is ,
therefore ...
Page 247
tion and entertainment , I should have been deeply affected . When I now look
back to it , I am vexed that a single word should have been forgotten . Both Sir
Joshua and I were so sanguine in our expectations , that we expatiated with ...
tion and entertainment , I should have been deeply affected . When I now look
back to it , I am vexed that a single word should have been forgotten . Both Sir
Joshua and I were so sanguine in our expectations , that we expatiated with ...
Page 473
In that amusing scrap - book called " Grose's Olio , " there is an imputa- Ed . tion
against Dr. Johnson of having obtained an advance of money from the publishers
of the Dictionary , by the trick of substituting old sheets instead of new copy ...
In that amusing scrap - book called " Grose's Olio , " there is an imputa- Ed . tion
against Dr. Johnson of having obtained an advance of money from the publishers
of the Dictionary , by the trick of substituting old sheets instead of new copy ...
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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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