The Life of Samuel Johnson, LL.D.Talboys & Wheeler, 1826 |
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... given throughout . To attempt any thing in praise of the great historical work they are about to publish , would be impertinent - the merits of Gibbon as an historical writer have been duly appreciated ; and the Decline and Fall of the ...
... given throughout . To attempt any thing in praise of the great historical work they are about to publish , would be impertinent - the merits of Gibbon as an historical writer have been duly appreciated ; and the Decline and Fall of the ...
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... given unto man to love and to be wise . ” But had he loved less , he would not have laboured so diligently in compiling these memoirs , to which succeeding biographers have been able to add so little ; and had he been more coldly wise ...
... given unto man to love and to be wise . ” But had he loved less , he would not have laboured so diligently in compiling these memoirs , to which succeeding biographers have been able to add so little ; and had he been more coldly wise ...
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... given unto man to love and to be wise . " But had he loved less , he would not have laboured so diligently in compiling these memoirs , to which succeeding biographers have been able to add so little ; and had he been more coldly wise ...
... given unto man to love and to be wise . " But had he loved less , he would not have laboured so diligently in compiling these memoirs , to which succeeding biographers have been able to add so little ; and had he been more coldly wise ...
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... given to them . - His book of the dialects is a sad heap of confusion : the only way to write on them is to tabulate them with notes , added at the bottom of the page , and references . " " It may be questioned , whether there is not ...
... given to them . - His book of the dialects is a sad heap of confusion : the only way to write on them is to tabulate them with notes , added at the bottom of the page , and references . " " It may be questioned , whether there is not ...
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... given dignity to a bishop ; ' and of Mr. Thomas Davies he said , Sir , Davies has learning enough to give credit to a clergyman . ' 999 " He used to quote , with great warmth , the saying of Aristotle recorded by Diogenes Laertius ...
... given dignity to a bishop ; ' and of Mr. Thomas Davies he said , Sir , Davies has learning enough to give credit to a clergyman . ' 999 " He used to quote , with great warmth , the saying of Aristotle recorded by Diogenes Laertius ...
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