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... a scoundrel , madam ; with a little more spoiling , you will , I think , make me a
complete rascal a : he meant , easy to become a capricious and self -
indulgent valetudinarian ; a character for which I have heard him express great
disgust .
... a scoundrel , madam ; with a little more spoiling , you will , I think , make me a
complete rascal a : he meant , easy to become a capricious and self -
indulgent valetudinarian ; a character for which I have heard him express great
disgust .
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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 . In a commercial country ,
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 . In a commercial country ,
money ...
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But if a man could say nothing against a character but what he can prove , history
could not be written ; for a great deal is ... firmly and resolutely opposed any
restraint whatever , as adverse to a free investigation of the characters of
mankinds .
But if a man could say nothing against a character but what he can prove , history
could not be written ; for a great deal is ... firmly and resolutely opposed any
restraint whatever , as adverse to a free investigation of the characters of
mankinds .
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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 . A man who has debauched his
friend ' s ...
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 . A man who has debauched his
friend ' s ...
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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 ,
from a ...
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 ,
from a ...
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| Title | The Life of Samuel Johnson, LL.D. Oxford English classics Volume 3 of The Life of Samuel Johnson, LL.D, James Boswell |
| Author | James Boswell |
| Publisher | Talboys & Wheeler, 1826 |
| Original from | Lyon Public Library |
| Digitized | 21 Sep 2010 |
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