The Life of Samuel Johnson, LL.D.P.F. Collier and Son, 1901 |
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... strong impression his merit had made upon the mind of Dr. Johnson . - Piozzi . The Memoir of Psalmanazar , written by himself , and pub- Hished in 1754 , though now a neglected piece of biography , will well repay the reader , as it ...
... strong impression his merit had made upon the mind of Dr. Johnson . - Piozzi . The Memoir of Psalmanazar , written by himself , and pub- Hished in 1754 , though now a neglected piece of biography , will well repay the reader , as it ...
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... . Percy ( afterwards Bishop of Dromore ) , " The conversation of Johnson is strong and clear , and may be compared to an antique statue , where every vein and mus- VOL . IV . 2 cle is distinct and bold . Ordinary conversation resembles an.
... . Percy ( afterwards Bishop of Dromore ) , " The conversation of Johnson is strong and clear , and may be compared to an antique statue , where every vein and mus- VOL . IV . 2 cle is distinct and bold . Ordinary conversation resembles an.
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... strong consciousness of his faults being ob- served . He knows that others would throw him down , and there- fore he had better lie down softly of his own accord . ” 1 This , as both Mr. Bindley and Dr. Kearney have observed to me , is ...
... strong consciousness of his faults being ob- served . He knows that others would throw him down , and there- fore he had better lie down softly of his own accord . ” 1 This , as both Mr. Bindley and Dr. Kearney have observed to me , is ...
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... strong reason not to drink wine ; and that may be greater than the pleasure . Wine makes a man better pleased with himself . I do not say that it makes him more pleasing to others . Sometimes it does . But the danger is , that while a ...
... strong reason not to drink wine ; and that may be greater than the pleasure . Wine makes a man better pleased with himself . I do not say that it makes him more pleasing to others . Sometimes it does . But the danger is , that while a ...
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... strong motive . " JOHNSON ( who , from drinking only water , supposed everybody who drank wine to be elevated ) . " I won't argue any more with you , Sir . You are too far gone . " SIR JOSHUA . “ I should have thought so indeed , Sir ...
... strong motive . " JOHNSON ( who , from drinking only water , supposed everybody who drank wine to be elevated ) . " I won't argue any more with you , Sir . You are too far gone . " SIR JOSHUA . “ I should have thought so indeed , Sir ...
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