“The” Life of Samuel Johnson, LL.D., Volume 1J.M. Dent, 1949 |
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... thing , that nothing could overcome them but the necessity of doing something . No man would be of any pro fession , as simply opposed to not being of it : but every one must do something . " He remarked , that a London parish was a ...
... thing , that nothing could overcome them but the necessity of doing something . No man would be of any pro fession , as simply opposed to not being of it : but every one must do something . " He remarked , that a London parish was a ...
Page 452
... thing as that for him , than he would have asked me to feed him with a spoon , or to do any thing else that denoted his imbecility . I as much believe that he wrote it , as if I had seen him do it . Sir , had he shown it to any one ...
... thing as that for him , than he would have asked me to feed him with a spoon , or to do any thing else that denoted his imbecility . I as much believe that he wrote it , as if I had seen him do it . Sir , had he shown it to any one ...
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... thing , or a very bad thing . " It proved the former , beyond the warmest expectations of the authour or his friends . Mr. Cambridge , however , shewed us to - day , that there was good reason enough to doubt concerning its success ...
... thing , or a very bad thing . " It proved the former , beyond the warmest expectations of the authour or his friends . Mr. Cambridge , however , shewed us to - day , that there was good reason enough to doubt concerning its success ...
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