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I might , to be sure , be satisfied that they had no reason to be apprehensive
about me , because I knew that I myself was well : but we might have a mutual
anxiety , without the charge of folly ; because each was , in some degree ,
uncertain as ...
I might , to be sure , be satisfied that they had no reason to be apprehensive
about me , because I knew that I myself was well : but we might have a mutual
anxiety , without the charge of folly ; because each was , in some degree ,
uncertain as ...
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Why , sir , to be sure when you wish a man to have that belief which you think is
of infinite advantage , you wish well to him ; but your primary consideration is
your own quiet . If a madman were to come into this room with a stick in his hand ,
no ...
Why , sir , to be sure when you wish a man to have that belief which you think is
of infinite advantage , you wish well to him ; but your primary consideration is
your own quiet . If a madman were to come into this room with a stick in his hand ,
no ...
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To be sure , a man who has enough without teaching , will probably not teach ;
for we would all be idle if we could . In the same manner , a man who is to get
nothing by teaching , will not exert bimself . Gresham college was intended as a ...
To be sure , a man who has enough without teaching , will probably not teach ;
for we would all be idle if we could . In the same manner , a man who is to get
nothing by teaching , will not exert bimself . Gresham college was intended as a ...
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To be sure I would not , sir . I would punish it much more than it is done , and so
restrain it . In all countries there has been fornication , as in all countries there
has been theft ; but there may be more or less of the one , as well as of the other ,
in ...
To be sure I would not , sir . I would punish it much more than it is done , and so
restrain it . In all countries there has been fornication , as in all countries there
has been theft ; but there may be more or less of the one , as well as of the other ,
in ...
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No , sir ; Mr . Thrale is to go by my advice to Mr . Jackson the all - knowing , and
get from him a plan for seeing the We must , to be sure , see Rome , Naples ,
Florence , and Venice , and as much more as we can : " ( speaking with a tone of
...
No , sir ; Mr . Thrale is to go by my advice to Mr . Jackson the all - knowing , and
get from him a plan for seeing the We must , to be sure , see Rome , Naples ,
Florence , and Venice , and as much more as we can : " ( speaking with a tone 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 |
| Digitized | 21 Sep 2010 |
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