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When it was quelled , George , not Luke , was punished by his head being encircled with a red hot iron crown : corona candescente ferrea coronatur . The same severity of torture was exercised on the earl of Athol , one of the ...
When it was quelled , George , not Luke , was punished by his head being encircled with a red hot iron crown : corona candescente ferrea coronatur . The same severity of torture was exercised on the earl of Athol , one of the ...
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... a new gown at a dancing - school ball , a general at the head of a victorious army , and an orator after having made an eloquent speech in a great assembly . Johnson . Sir , that all who are happy are equally happy , is not true .
... a new gown at a dancing - school ball , a general at the head of a victorious army , and an orator after having made an eloquent speech in a great assembly . Johnson . Sir , that all who are happy are equally happy , is not true .
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1 > 1 a > You may shoot a man through the head , and. d Piety practised in solitude , like the flower that blooms in the desert , may give its fragrance to the winds of heaven , and delight those unbodied spirits that survey the works ...
1 > 1 a > You may shoot a man through the head , and. d Piety practised in solitude , like the flower that blooms in the desert , may give its fragrance to the winds of heaven , and delight those unbodied spirits that survey the works ...
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You may shoot a man through the head , and say you intended to miss him ; but the judge will order you to be hanged . An alleged want of intention , when evil is committed , will not be allowed in a court of justice .
You may shoot a man through the head , and say you intended to miss him ; but the judge will order you to be hanged . An alleged want of intention , when evil is committed , will not be allowed in a court of justice .
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I wish there were some cure , like the lover's leap , for all heads of which some single idea bas obtained an unreasonable and irregular possession . Mind your own affairs , and leave the Corsicans to theirs .
I wish there were some cure , like the lover's leap , for all heads of which some single idea bas obtained an unreasonable and irregular possession . Mind your own affairs , and leave the Corsicans to theirs .
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| Title | The Life of Samuel Johnson, LL.D. Oxford English classics Volume 2 of The Life of Samuel Johnson, LL.D, James Boswell |
| Author | James Boswell |
| Publisher | Talboys & Wheeler, 1826 |
| Original from | the University of California |
| Digitized | 5 Jun 2018 |
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