The Life of Samuel JohnsonWilliam P. Nimmo, 1873 - 576 pages |
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... consider the difficulties under which he laboured and thought . If he was a Hercules , he was a Hercules in fetters . He was hampered both by a diseased body and by a clouded mind . Hereditary disease , aggravated by years of Grub ...
... consider the difficulties under which he laboured and thought . If he was a Hercules , he was a Hercules in fetters . He was hampered both by a diseased body and by a clouded mind . Hereditary disease , aggravated by years of Grub ...
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... respect to be paid to knowledge , to virtue , and to truth . ' [ Rambler , No. 60. ] What I consider as the peculiar value of the Pope . following work , is the quantity it contains of Johnson's 2 THE LIFE OF SAMUEL JOHNSON .
... respect to be paid to knowledge , to virtue , and to truth . ' [ Rambler , No. 60. ] What I consider as the peculiar value of the Pope . following work , is the quantity it contains of Johnson's 2 THE LIFE OF SAMUEL JOHNSON .
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... consider that this deliri only by a mind at ease , ' a mini s and clear : but that a mind glor tuous like that of Johnson , caIST B any length of time in minute must be so frequently irritated by slowness and error in the advazos e as ...
... consider that this deliri only by a mind at ease , ' a mini s and clear : but that a mind glor tuous like that of Johnson , caIST B any length of time in minute must be so frequently irritated by slowness and error in the advazos e as ...
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... Consider other dangers of the night ; When brickbats are from upper stories thrown , And emptied chamber - pots come pouring down From garret windows .'- BOSWELL . rity . He has marked upon his corrected copy of THE LIFE OF SAMUEL ...
... Consider other dangers of the night ; When brickbats are from upper stories thrown , And emptied chamber - pots come pouring down From garret windows .'- BOSWELL . rity . He has marked upon his corrected copy of THE LIFE OF SAMUEL ...
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James Boswell William Wallace. when we consider that it must have originated from the person himself who went by the name of Richard Savage . If the maxim , Falsum in uno , falsum in omni- bus , were to be received without qualification ...
James Boswell William Wallace. when we consider that it must have originated from the person himself who went by the name of Richard Savage . If the maxim , Falsum in uno , falsum in omni- bus , were to be received without qualification ...
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