Life of SAMUEL JOHNSON LL.D1952 |
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Page 146
... sure , Sir , there are ; but they don't know it . There is no being so poor and so con- temptible , who does not think there is somebody still poorer , and still more contemptible . " As my stay in London at this time was very short , I ...
... sure , Sir , there are ; but they don't know it . There is no being so poor and so con- temptible , who does not think there is somebody still poorer , and still more contemptible . " As my stay in London at this time was very short , I ...
Page 394
... sure of salva- tion . A man cannot be sure himself that he has divine intimation of acceptance ; much less can he make others sure that he has it . " BOSWELL . " Then , Sir , we must be contented to acknowl- edge that death is a ...
... sure of salva- tion . A man cannot be sure himself that he has divine intimation of acceptance ; much less can he make others sure that he has it . " BOSWELL . " Then , Sir , we must be contented to acknowl- edge that death is a ...
Page 403
... sure he is six feet high : but he cannot be sure he is wise , or that he has any other excellence . Then , all cen- sure of a man's self is oblique praise . It is in order to shew how much he can spare . It has all the invidiousness of ...
... sure he is six feet high : but he cannot be sure he is wise , or that he has any other excellence . Then , all cen- sure of a man's self is oblique praise . It is in order to shew how much he can spare . It has all the invidiousness of ...
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