The Life of Samuel Johnson, LL.D. |
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Had the ancients been serious in their belief , we should not have bad their gods
exhibited in the manner we find them represented in the poets . The people
would not have suffered it . They disputed with good humour upon their fanciful ...
Had the ancients been serious in their belief , we should not have bad their gods
exhibited in the manner we find them represented in the poets . The people
would not have suffered it . They disputed with good humour upon their fanciful ...
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We talked of education at great schools ; the advantages and disadvantages of
which Johnson displayed in a luminous manner ; but his arguments
preponderated so much in favour of the benefit which a boy of good parts might
receive at one ...
We talked of education at great schools ; the advantages and disadvantages of
which Johnson displayed in a luminous manner ; but his arguments
preponderated so much in favour of the benefit which a boy of good parts might
receive at one ...
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In the same manner , a man who is to get nothing by teaching , will not exert
bimself . Gresham college was intended as a place of instruction for London ;
able professors were to read lectures gratis : they contrived to have no scholars ...
In the same manner , a man who is to get nothing by teaching , will not exert
bimself . Gresham college was intended as a place of instruction for London ;
able professors were to read lectures gratis : they contrived to have no scholars ...
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My friend Mr . Const , whom I delight in having an opportunity to praise , not only
for his abilities but his manners ; a gentleman whose ancient German blood has
been mellowed in England , and who may be truly said to unite the baron and the
...
My friend Mr . Const , whom I delight in having an opportunity to praise , not only
for his abilities but his manners ; a gentleman whose ancient German blood has
been mellowed in England , and who may be truly said to unite the baron and the
...
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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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