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... spirit were pub- lished to the world . But in spite of the malice of its enemies and the fears of its friends , Bos- well's biography soon took its rank among the most instructive books in our language ; and highly as it is already ...
... spirit were pub- lished to the world . But in spite of the malice of its enemies and the fears of its friends , Bos- well's biography soon took its rank among the most instructive books in our language ; and highly as it is already ...
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... spirit and zeal for Sacheverel , and would have staid for ever in the church , satisfied with beholding him . " Nor can I omit a little instance of that jealous inde- pendence of spirit , and impetuosity of temper , which never forsook ...
... spirit and zeal for Sacheverel , and would have staid for ever in the church , satisfied with beholding him . " Nor can I omit a little instance of that jealous inde- pendence of spirit , and impetuosity of temper , which never forsook ...
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... spirits , while the judgment is sound , and a disorder by which the judgment itself is impaired . This distinction was made to me by the late professor Gaubius of Leyden , physician to the prince of Orange , in a conversation which I ...
... spirits , while the judgment is sound , and a disorder by which the judgment itself is impaired . This distinction was made to me by the late professor Gaubius of Leyden , physician to the prince of Orange , in a conversation which I ...
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... spirits , and made him very uneasy ; the more so , as he revealed his uneasiness to none , being na- turally , as he said , of a sullen temper , and reserved disposition . He searched , however , diligently , but fruitlessly , for ...
... spirits , and made him very uneasy ; the more so , as he revealed his uneasiness to none , being na- turally , as he said , of a sullen temper , and reserved disposition . He searched , however , diligently , but fruitlessly , for ...
Page 44
... this year his father died . The state of poverty in which he died , appears from a note in one of Johnson's little diaries of the following year , which strongly displays his spirit , and virtuous dignity of 44 [ 1731 . THE LIFE OF.
... this year his father died . The state of poverty in which he died , appears from a note in one of Johnson's little diaries of the following year , which strongly displays his spirit , and virtuous dignity of 44 [ 1731 . THE LIFE OF.
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