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Page vii
I own , indeed , that I was arrogant enough to suppose , that the tenour of the rest of the book would sufficiently guard me against such a strange imputation . But , it seems , I judged too well of the world ; for , though I could ...
I own , indeed , that I was arrogant enough to suppose , that the tenour of the rest of the book would sufficiently guard me against such a strange imputation . But , it seems , I judged too well of the world ; for , though I could ...
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He searched , however , diligently , but fruitlessly , for evidences of the truth of revelation ; and , at length , recollecting a book he had once seen [ I suppose at five years old ] in his father's shop , entitled De Veritate ...
He searched , however , diligently , but fruitlessly , for evidences of the truth of revelation ; and , at length , recollecting a book he had once seen [ I suppose at five years old ] in his father's shop , entitled De Veritate ...
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It is reasonable to suppose , that his having been thus accidentally led to a particular study of the history and manners of Abyssinia , was the remote occasion of his writ- ing , many years afterwards , his admirable philosophical tale ...
It is reasonable to suppose , that his having been thus accidentally led to a particular study of the history and manners of Abyssinia , was the remote occasion of his writ- ing , many years afterwards , his admirable philosophical tale ...
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I know not for what reason the marriage ceremony was not performed at Birmingham ; but a resolution was taken that it should be at Derby , for which place the bride and bridegroom set out on horseback , I suppose in very good humour .
I know not for what reason the marriage ceremony was not performed at Birmingham ; but a resolution was taken that it should be at Derby , for which place the bride and bridegroom set out on horseback , I suppose in very good humour .
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He as- sured Johnson , who , I suppose , was then meditating to try his fortune in London , but was apprehensive of the ex- pense , " that thirty pounds a year was enough to enable a man to live there without being contemptible .
He as- sured Johnson , who , I suppose , was then meditating to try his fortune in London , but was apprehensive of the ex- pense , " that thirty pounds a year was enough to enable a man to live there without being contemptible .
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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 (Bibliothèque jésuite des Fontaines) |
| Digitized | 20 Sep 2010 |
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