Life of SAMUEL JOHNSON LL.D1952 |
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Page 158
... opinion , that the neat watches of Fielding are as well constructed as the large clocks of Richardson , and that his dial - plates are brighter . Fielding's characters , though they do not expand themselves so widely in dissertation ...
... opinion , that the neat watches of Fielding are as well constructed as the large clocks of Richardson , and that his dial - plates are brighter . Fielding's characters , though they do not expand themselves so widely in dissertation ...
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... opinion , a very essential service . I know your good - nature , and your zeal for the publick wel- fare , will ... opinion , were at all like real debates . The opinion of one who was himself so eminent an orator , must be allowed to ...
... opinion , a very essential service . I know your good - nature , and your zeal for the publick wel- fare , will ... opinion , were at all like real debates . The opinion of one who was himself so eminent an orator , must be allowed to ...
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... opinion : not by a certain rule to which he can apply his intention before he acts , but by an uncertain and variable opinion , which he can never know but after he has committed the act on which that opinion shall be passed . He lives ...
... opinion : not by a certain rule to which he can apply his intention before he acts , but by an uncertain and variable opinion , which he can never know but after he has committed the act on which that opinion shall be passed . He lives ...
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