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... without doubt , if his discourse at other periods had been collected with the same attention , the whole tenour of what he uttered would have been found equally excellent . His strong , clear , and animated enforcement of reli- gion ...
... without doubt , if his discourse at other periods had been collected with the same attention , the whole tenour of what he uttered would have been found equally excellent . His strong , clear , and animated enforcement of reli- gion ...
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It has been said that he than that bright and cheering one which gilds the period of closing life with the light of pious hope . " This is so beautifully imagined , that I would not suppress it . But , like many other theories , it is ...
It has been said that he than that bright and cheering one which gilds the period of closing life with the light of pious hope . " This is so beautifully imagined , that I would not suppress it . But , like many other theories , it is ...
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There were , at one period , five judges upon the bench of that school : lord chief justice Willis , lord chief baron Parker , Mr. Justice Noel , sir Robert Lloyd , baron of the exchequer , and Mr. Justice , afterwards lord chief ...
There were , at one period , five judges upon the bench of that school : lord chief justice Willis , lord chief baron Parker , Mr. Justice Noel , sir Robert Lloyd , baron of the exchequer , and Mr. Justice , afterwards lord chief ...
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In estimating the progress of his mind during these two years , as well as in future periods of his life , we must not regard his own hasty confession of idleness ; for we see , when he explains himself , that he was acquiring various ...
In estimating the progress of his mind during these two years , as well as in future periods of his life , we must not regard his own hasty confession of idleness ; for we see , when he explains himself , that he was acquiring various ...
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The morbid melancholy , which was lurking in his consti- tution , and to which we may ascribe those particularities , and that aversion to regular life , which at a very early period marked his character , gathered such strength in his ...
The morbid melancholy , which was lurking in his consti- tution , and to which we may ascribe those particularities , and that aversion to regular life , which at a very early period marked his character , gathered such strength in his ...
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| Title | The Life of Samuel Johnson, LL.D. Oxford English classics Volume 1 of The Life of Samuel Johnson, LL.D, James Boswell |
| Author | James Boswell |
| Publisher | Talboys & Wheeler, 1826 |
| Original from | Lyon Public Library |
| Digitized | 20 Sep 2010 |
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