The Life of Samuel Johnson, LL. D.: Comprehending an Account of His Studies and Works, in Chronological Order : a Series of His Epistolary Correspondence, Conversations with Many Eminent Persons, and Original Pieces of His Composition : the Whole Exhibiting a View of Literature and Literary Men in Great Britain, for Near Half a Century During which He Flourished, Volume 3 |
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... and self - indulgent valetudinarian ; a character for which I have heard him express great disgust . Johnson had with him upon this jaunt , Il . Palmerino d'Inghilterra , a romance praised by Cervantes ; but did not like it much .
... and self - indulgent valetudinarian ; a character for which I have heard him express great disgust . Johnson had with him upon this jaunt , Il . Palmerino d'Inghilterra , a romance praised by Cervantes ; but did not like it much .
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The character of a soldier is high . They who stand forth the foremost in danger for the community , have the respect of mankind . An officer is much more respected than any other man who has as little money .
The character of a soldier is high . They who stand forth the foremost in danger for the community , have the respect of mankind . An officer is much more respected than any other man who has as little money .
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But if a man could say nothing against a character but what he can prove , history ... as adverse to a free investigation of the characters of mankind s . errour . f Dr. Goldsmith was dead before Mr. Maclaurin discovered the ludicrous ...
But if a man could say nothing against a character but what he can prove , history ... as adverse to a free investigation of the characters of mankind s . errour . f Dr. Goldsmith was dead before Mr. Maclaurin discovered the ludicrous ...
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You are to consider the state of life is this ; we are to judge of one another's characters as well as we can ; and a man is not bound in honesty or honour , to tell us the faults of his daughter or of himself .
You are to consider the state of life is this ; we are to judge of one another's characters as well as we can ; and a man is not bound in honesty or honour , to tell us the faults of his daughter or of himself .
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He gave us one of the many sketches of character which were treasured in his mind , and which he was wont to produce quite unexpectedly in a very entertaining manner . “ I lately , ” said he , “ received a letter from the East Indies ...
He gave us one of the many sketches of character which were treasured in his mind , and which he was wont to produce quite unexpectedly in a very entertaining manner . “ I lately , ” said he , “ received a letter from the East Indies ...
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| Title | The Life of Samuel Johnson, LL. D.: Comprehending an Account of His Studies and Works, in Chronological Order : a Series of His Epistolary Correspondence, Conversations with Many Eminent Persons, and Original Pieces of His Composition : the Whole Exhibiting a View of Literature and ..., Volume 3 The Life of Samuel Johnson, LL. D.: Comprehending an Account of His Studies and Works, in Chronological Order : a Series of His Epistolary Correspondence, Conversations with Many Eminent Persons, and Original Pieces of His Composition : the Whole Exhibiting a View of Literature and Literary Men in Great Britain, for Near Half a Century During which He Flourished, Edmond Malone Volume 3 of The Life of Samuel Johnson, LL.D, James Boswell |
| Author | James Boswell |
| Illustrated by | Edmond Malone |
| Publisher | Talboys and Wheeler, 1826 |
| Original from | Lyon Public Library |
| Digitized | 21 Sep 2010 |
| Length | 1854 pages |
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