Life of Samuel Johnson LL.D.1952 |
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Page 124
... servant to say he was not at home when he really was . " A servant's strict regard for truth , ( said he ) must be weakened by such a practice . A philosopher may know that it is merely a form of denial ; but few servants are such nice ...
... servant to say he was not at home when he really was . " A servant's strict regard for truth , ( said he ) must be weakened by such a practice . A philosopher may know that it is merely a form of denial ; but few servants are such nice ...
Page 234
... servant will attend you thither , and bring the petition home when you have it . The petition , which they are to give us , is a form which they deliver to every petitioner , and which the petitioner is afterwards to fill up , and ...
... servant will attend you thither , and bring the petition home when you have it . The petition , which they are to give us , is a form which they deliver to every petitioner , and which the petitioner is afterwards to fill up , and ...
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... servant , May 4 , 1779 SAM . JOHNSON He had , before I left London , resumed the conversation concerning the appearance of a ghost at Newcastle upon Tyne , which Mr. John Wesley believed , but to which Johnson did not give credit . I ...
... servant , May 4 , 1779 SAM . JOHNSON He had , before I left London , resumed the conversation concerning the appearance of a ghost at Newcastle upon Tyne , which Mr. John Wesley believed , but to which Johnson did not give credit . I ...
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