Mr. Oddity, Samuel Johnson, LL.D.Bell Publishing Company, 1951 - 348 pages |
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... matter , " Warton remarked ; " do favor us with it . " Johnson smiled . " I found His Majesty wished I should talk , " he said , " and I made it my business to talk . I find it does a man good to be talked to by his sovereign . " He had ...
... matter , " Warton remarked ; " do favor us with it . " Johnson smiled . " I found His Majesty wished I should talk , " he said , " and I made it my business to talk . I find it does a man good to be talked to by his sovereign . " He had ...
Page 162
... matter where - wise fear , we know Forbids the robbing of a foe ; But what , to serve our private ends , Forbids the cheating of our friends ? " No wonder eyebrows were raised when Johnson spoke con- temptuously of Churchill's verse ...
... matter where - wise fear , we know Forbids the robbing of a foe ; But what , to serve our private ends , Forbids the cheating of our friends ? " No wonder eyebrows were raised when Johnson spoke con- temptuously of Churchill's verse ...
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... matter ? " Reynolds . " Why , it is a weighty matter . The subject I have been thinking upon is , predestination and free will , two things I cannot reconcile together for the life of me ; in my opinion , Dr. Johnson , free will and ...
... matter ? " Reynolds . " Why , it is a weighty matter . The subject I have been thinking upon is , predestination and free will , two things I cannot reconcile together for the life of me ; in my opinion , Dr. Johnson , free will and ...
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