The Life of Samuel Johnson, LL.D.Macmillan, 1900 |
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Page 46
... natural to man , and , that if we would but consult our own hearts , we should be virtuous . Now after consulting our own hearts all we can , and with all the helps we have , we find how few of us are virtuous . This is saying a thing ...
... natural to man , and , that if we would but consult our own hearts , we should be virtuous . Now after consulting our own hearts all we can , and with all the helps we have , we find how few of us are virtuous . This is saying a thing ...
Page 49
... naturally talked of travels , as Mr. Brydone accompanied him in his tour to Sicily and Malta . He said : " The information which we have from modern travellers is much more authentic than what we had from ancient travellers ; ancient ...
... naturally talked of travels , as Mr. Brydone accompanied him in his tour to Sicily and Malta . He said : " The information which we have from modern travellers is much more authentic than what we had from ancient travellers ; ancient ...
Page 54
... natural , but it is cowardly . 1 When I one day at Court expressed to General Hall my sense of the honour he had done my friend , he politely answered , “ Sir , I did myself honour . " B. The Wey Canal from Guildford to Weybridge , in ...
... natural , but it is cowardly . 1 When I one day at Court expressed to General Hall my sense of the honour he had done my friend , he politely answered , “ Sir , I did myself honour . " B. The Wey Canal from Guildford to Weybridge , in ...
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... natural son of the second Lord Southwell . The table had a singular appearance , being covered with a heterogeneous assemblage of oysters and porter for his company , and tea for himself . I mentioned my having heard an eminent ...
... natural son of the second Lord Southwell . The table had a singular appearance , being covered with a heterogeneous assemblage of oysters and porter for his company , and tea for himself . I mentioned my having heard an eminent ...
Page 91
... naturally suppose that they are not really in earnest in religion , who can easily bear its opponents ; and thirdly , if the profane find themselves quite well received by the pious , one of the checks upon an open declaration of their ...
... naturally suppose that they are not really in earnest in religion , who can easily bear its opponents ; and thirdly , if the profane find themselves quite well received by the pious , one of the checks upon an open declaration of their ...
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