Life of SAMUEL JOHNSON LL.D1952 |
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Page 258
... wonderful , Sir , how rare a quality good humour is in life . We meet with very few good humoured men . " I men- tioned four of our friends , none of whom he would allow to be good humoured . One was acid , another was muddy , and to ...
... wonderful , Sir , how rare a quality good humour is in life . We meet with very few good humoured men . " I men- tioned four of our friends , none of whom he would allow to be good humoured . One was acid , another was muddy , and to ...
Page 375
... wonderful , considering how much at- tention is necessary for men to take care of them- selves , and ward off immediate evils which press upon them , it is wonderful how much they do for others . As it is said of the greatest liar ...
... wonderful , considering how much at- tention is necessary for men to take care of them- selves , and ward off immediate evils which press upon them , it is wonderful how much they do for others . As it is said of the greatest liar ...
Page 436
... wonderful ease with which he uttered what was highly ex- cellent . He said , that ' no man ever was so free when he was going to say a good thing , from a look that expressed that it was coming ; or , when he had said it , from a look ...
... wonderful ease with which he uttered what was highly ex- cellent . He said , that ' no man ever was so free when he was going to say a good thing , from a look that expressed that it was coming ; or , when he had said it , from a look ...
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