Life of SAMUEL JOHNSON LL.D1952 |
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Page 69
... tion of your studies . They desire you to engage to furnish one pa- per a month , at two guineas a paper , which you may very readily perform . We have considered that a paper should consist of pieces of imagina- tion , pictures of life ...
... tion of your studies . They desire you to engage to furnish one pa- per a month , at two guineas a paper , which you may very readily perform . We have considered that a paper should consist of pieces of imagina- tion , pictures of life ...
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... tion must be founded on the terms on which it is promised that the mediation of our SAVIOUR shall be applied to us , —namely , obedience ; and where obedience has failed , then , as suppletory to it , repentance . But what man can say ...
... tion must be founded on the terms on which it is promised that the mediation of our SAVIOUR shall be applied to us , —namely , obedience ; and where obedience has failed , then , as suppletory to it , repentance . But what man can say ...
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... tion . A man who is used to the applause of the House of Commons , has no wish for that of a private company . A man accustomed to throw for a thousand pounds , if set down to throw for sixpence , would not be at the pains to count his ...
... tion . A man who is used to the applause of the House of Commons , has no wish for that of a private company . A man accustomed to throw for a thousand pounds , if set down to throw for sixpence , would not be at the pains to count his ...
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