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The Journal of a Tour to the Hebrides, with Samuel Johnson, L. L. D. - Page 348
by James Boswell - 1810 - 414 pages
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The Journal of a Tour to the Hebrides, with Samuel Johnson, LL.D.

James Boswell - 1785 - 548 pages
...profeflions, whofe practice was not fuitable. The Doctor grew warm, and faid, fc bir, are you fo grofsly ignorant of human nature, as not to know that a man may be very fincere in good principles, without having good practice ? [' Dr. Dr. johnfon was unqueftionably in...
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The Life of Samuel Johnson, LL.D.: Comprehending an Account of His ..., Volume 2

James Boswell - 1791 - 608 pages
...whofe practice was not fuitable to them," was thus reprimanded by him:—" Sir, are you fo grofsly ignorant of human nature as not to know that a man may be very fincere in good principles, without having good practice * ?" But let no man encourage or foothe himfelf...
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The Edinburgh Review: Or Critical Journal, Volume 112

1860 - 636 pages
...of people being * in earnest in their good professions whose practice was not ' suitable to them." The Doctor grew warm and said, " Sir, ' are you so...not to know ' that a man may be very sincere in good principle without ' having good practice ? " ' If we could afford to linger over Mr. Irving's pages...
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The Life of Samuel Johnson, LL. D.: Comprehending an Account of ..., Volume 3

James Boswell - 1807 - 562 pages
...their good professions, whose practice was not suitable to them," was thus reprimanded by him :—" Sir, are you so grossly ignorant of human nature as...sincere in good principles, without having good practice ?" 6 But let no man encourage or soothe himself in "presumptuous sin," from knowing that Johnson was...
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The life of Samuel Johnson. [With] The principal corrections and ..., Volume 4

James Boswell - 1807 - 532 pages
...their good professions, whose practice was not suitable to them," was thus reprimanded by him : — " Sir, are you so grossly ignorant of human nature as...sincere in good principles, without having good practice ?"6 But let no man encourage or soothe himself in " presumptuous sin," from knowing that Johnson *...
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The Journal of a Tour to the Hebrides, with Samuel Johnson, LL.D.

James Boswell - 1807 - 496 pages
...professions, whose practice was not suitable to them. The Doctor grew warm, and said, " Sir, you are so grossly ignorant of human nature, as not to know...that a man may be very sincere in good principles, withput havipg good practice f" Dr. Johnson was unquestionably in'the right; and whoever examines himself...
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The Journal of a Tour to the Hebrides, with Samuel Johnson

James Boswell - 1813 - 492 pages
...professions, whose practice was not suitable to them. The Doctor grew warm, and said, " Sir, you are so grossly ignorant of human nature, as not to know...the inconsistency between principles and practice are greater in some men than in others. I recollect very little of this night's conversation. I am...
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The life of Samuel Johnson, Volume 2

James Boswell - 1817 - 536 pages
...m their good professions, whose practice was not suitable to them, was thus reprimanded by him: — Sir, are you so grossly ignorant of human nature as...in good principles, without having good practice. Bnt let no man encourage or sooilie himself in presumptuous sin, from knowing that Johnson was sometimes...
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Letters from Dr. James Gregory of Edinburgh: In Defence of His Essay on the ...

James Gregory - 1819 - 454 pages
...with falsehood and disingenuity ? " Are you," said Dr. Johnson to a reverend gentleman in Scotland, " are you " so grossly ignorant of human nature, as...good " principles, without having good practice?" Horace says, " Video meliora, proboque; deteriora " sequor," or as another ancient has expressed it-...
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The life of Samuel Johnson, Volume 2

James Boswell - 1820 - 550 pages
...professions, whose practice was not snitable to them, was thns reprimanded by him : — Sir, are you m- grossly ignorant of human nature as not to know that a man may be very sincere in good principles, withont having pood practice. But let no man encourage or soothe himself in presumptuons sin, from...
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