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No place , ( he said , ) cured a man's van- dom of his observations . ity or arrogance so well as London ; for as no ... He observed , that a natives of that respectable country possessed a man in London was in less danger of falling in ...
No place , ( he said , ) cured a man's van- dom of his observations . ity or arrogance so well as London ; for as no ... He observed , that a natives of that respectable country possessed a man in London was in less danger of falling in ...
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I mention such little anec“ He observed , that the established clergy in dotes , merely to shew the peculiar turn and ... and that habit of his mind . polished periods and glittering sentences flew “ He used frequently to observe ...
I mention such little anec“ He observed , that the established clergy in dotes , merely to shew the peculiar turn and ... and that habit of his mind . polished periods and glittering sentences flew “ He used frequently to observe ...
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Liberty , as a blessing most fervently to be im“ He observed , that a man of sense and edu- plored , and its continuance prayed for . Johnson cation should meet a suitable companion in a observed , that our liberty was in no sort of ...
Liberty , as a blessing most fervently to be im“ He observed , that a man of sense and edu- plored , and its continuance prayed for . Johnson cation should meet a suitable companion in a observed , that our liberty was in no sort of ...
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| Title | Life of SAMUEL JOHNSON LL.D |
| Author | JAMES BOSWELL |
| Published | 1952 |
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