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... which sir John Pringle had lent me , it being then little known as one of his works . He said , " Take no notice of it , " or " Don't talk of it . " He seemed to think it beneath him , though done at six- and - twenty .
... which sir John Pringle had lent me , it being then little known as one of his works . He said , " Take no notice of it , " or " Don't talk of it . " He seemed to think it beneath him , though done at six- and - twenty .
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Objects falling under the observation of the senses might be clearly known ; but every thing intellectual , every thing abstract , -politicks , morals , and religion , must be darkly guessed .
Objects falling under the observation of the senses might be clearly known ; but every thing intellectual , every thing abstract , -politicks , morals , and religion , must be darkly guessed .
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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 known of men of which proof cannot be brought . A minister may be notoriously known to take bribes , and yet ...
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 known of men of which proof cannot be brought . A minister may be notoriously known to take bribes , and yet ...
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BOSWELL . We cannot find any work by sir Edward Barry under the above title . Johnson must have alluded to the pecu- liar opinions which that physician was known to have entertained on pulsation . -ED . kindest attention as his constant ...
BOSWELL . We cannot find any work by sir Edward Barry under the above title . Johnson must have alluded to the pecu- liar opinions which that physician was known to have entertained on pulsation . -ED . kindest attention as his constant ...
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Davies said of a well - known dramatick author , that " he lived upon potted stories , and that he made his way as Hannibal did , by vinegar ; having begun by attacking people , particularly the players . " He reminded Dr. Johnson of ...
Davies said of a well - known dramatick author , that " he lived upon potted stories , and that he made his way as Hannibal did , by vinegar ; having begun by attacking people , particularly the players . " He reminded Dr. Johnson of ...
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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 (Bibliothèque jésuite des Fontaines) |
| Digitized | 21 Sep 2010 |
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