Life of Samuel Johnson, LL. D.Encyclopædia Britannica, 1990 - 618 pages |
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Page 180
... observed , that the established clergy in general did not preach plain enough ; and that polished periods and glittering sentences flew over the heads of the common people , without any impression upon their hearts . Something might be ...
... observed , that the established clergy in general did not preach plain enough ; and that polished periods and glittering sentences flew over the heads of the common people , without any impression upon their hearts . Something might be ...
Page 182
... observed , that a man of sense and edu- cation should meet a suitable companion in a wife . It was a miserable thing when the conver- sation could only be such as , whether the mut- ton should be boiled or roasted , and probably a ...
... observed , that a man of sense and edu- cation should meet a suitable companion in a wife . It was a miserable thing when the conver- sation could only be such as , whether the mut- ton should be boiled or roasted , and probably a ...
Page 290
... observed , that the essential part of religion was piety , a devout intercourse with the Divinity ; and that many a man was a Quaker without knowing it . As Dr. Johnson had said to me in the morn- ing , while we walked together , that ...
... observed , that the essential part of religion was piety , a devout intercourse with the Divinity ; and that many a man was a Quaker without knowing it . As Dr. Johnson had said to me in the morn- ing , while we walked together , that ...
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