The Life of Samuel Johnson, LL.D.Talboys and Wheeler, 1826 |
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... attention should be shown by great men to their early friends . But if , either from obtuse in- sensibility to difference of situation , or presumptuous for- wardness , which will not submit even to an exteriour observ- ance of it , the ...
... attention should be shown by great men to their early friends . But if , either from obtuse in- sensibility to difference of situation , or presumptuous for- wardness , which will not submit even to an exteriour observ- ance of it , the ...
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... attention . The character of a soldier always stands him in stead . " Bos- WELL . " Yet , sir , I think that common soldiers are worse thought of than other men in the same rank of life ; such as labourers . " JOHNSON . " Why , sir , a ...
... attention . The character of a soldier always stands him in stead . " Bos- WELL . " Yet , sir , I think that common soldiers are worse thought of than other men in the same rank of life ; such as labourers . " JOHNSON . " Why , sir , a ...
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... attention to all that the judge has said , they are decidedly of a different opinion from him , they have not only a power and a right , but they are bound in conscience to bring in a verdict accord- ingly . " - Boswell . a The late ...
... attention to all that the judge has said , they are decidedly of a different opinion from him , they have not only a power and a right , but they are bound in conscience to bring in a verdict accord- ingly . " - Boswell . a The late ...
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... above title . Johnson must have alluded to the pecu- liar opinions which that physician was known to have entertained on pulsation . -ED . 66 kindest attention as his constant guest , while I ÆTAT . 67. ] 27 DR . JOHNSON .
... above title . Johnson must have alluded to the pecu- liar opinions which that physician was known to have entertained on pulsation . -ED . 66 kindest attention as his constant guest , while I ÆTAT . 67. ] 27 DR . JOHNSON .
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James Boswell. 66 kindest attention as his constant guest , while I was in London , till I had a house of my own there . I mentioned my having that morning introduced to Mr. Garrick , count Neni , a Flemish nobleman of great rank and ...
James Boswell. 66 kindest attention as his constant guest , while I was in London , till I had a house of my own there . I mentioned my having that morning introduced to Mr. Garrick , count Neni , a Flemish nobleman of great rank and ...
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