The Life of Samuel Johnson, LL.D.Macmillan, 1900 |
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... character . The truth is , that philosophy , like religion , is too generally supposed to be hard and severe , at least so grave as to exclude all gaiety . EDWARDS : " I have been twice married , Doctor . You , I suppose , have never ...
... character . The truth is , that philosophy , like religion , is too generally supposed to be hard and severe , at least so grave as to exclude all gaiety . EDWARDS : " I have been twice married , Doctor . You , I suppose , have never ...
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... character . This much This much may I be allowed to say of a man who was exceedingly obliging to me , and who lived with Dr. Johnson in as easy a manner as almost any of his very numerous acquaintance . Mr. Edwards had said to me aside ...
... character . This much This much may I be allowed to say of a man who was exceedingly obliging to me , and who lived with Dr. Johnson in as easy a manner as almost any of his very numerous acquaintance . Mr. Edwards had said to me aside ...
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... character of a certain nobleman [ Lord Clive ] ; that he was one of the strongest minded men that ever lived ; that he would sit in company quite sluggish , while there was nothing to call forth his intellectual vigour ; but the moment ...
... character of a certain nobleman [ Lord Clive ] ; that he was one of the strongest minded men that ever lived ; that he would sit in company quite sluggish , while there was nothing to call forth his intellectual vigour ; but the moment ...
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... character : and that he expressed much wonder at the curious formation of the bat , a mouse with wings ; saying , that it was almost as strange a thing in physiology as if the fabulous dragon IMAGINATION AND LOVE ...
... character : and that he expressed much wonder at the curious formation of the bat , a mouse with wings ; saying , that it was almost as strange a thing in physiology as if the fabulous dragon IMAGINATION AND LOVE ...
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... character . JOHNSON : " Sir , it is not true : for , as to this world , vice does not hurt a man's character . " BOSWELL : Yes , Sir , debauching a friend's wife will . " JOHNSON : No , Sir . Who thinks the worse of [ Beauclerk ] for it ...
... character . JOHNSON : " Sir , it is not true : for , as to this world , vice does not hurt a man's character . " BOSWELL : Yes , Sir , debauching a friend's wife will . " JOHNSON : No , Sir . Who thinks the worse of [ Beauclerk ] for it ...
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