The Life of Samuel JohnsonJ. M. Dent, 1907 - 1172 pages |
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... wish a man to have that belief which you think is of infinite advantage , you wish well to him ; but your primary consideration is your own quiet . If a madman were to come into this room with a stick in his hand , no doubt we should ...
... wish a man to have that belief which you think is of infinite advantage , you wish well to him ; but your primary consideration is your own quiet . If a madman were to come into this room with a stick in his hand , no doubt we should ...
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... has uttered , in his " Wealth of Nations , " some reflections upon this subject which are certainly not well founded , and seem to be invidious . wish there were many places of a thousand a year 12 The Life of Dr. Johnson.
... has uttered , in his " Wealth of Nations , " some reflections upon this subject which are certainly not well founded , and seem to be invidious . wish there were many places of a thousand a year 12 The Life of Dr. Johnson.
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James Boswell. wish there were many places of a thousand a year at Oxford , to keep first - rate men of learning from quitting the University . " Undoubtedly if this were the case , Literature would have a still greater dignity and ...
James Boswell. wish there were many places of a thousand a year at Oxford , to keep first - rate men of learning from quitting the University . " Undoubtedly if this were the case , Literature would have a still greater dignity and ...
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... wish for his remarks on Italy , he said , " I do not see that I could make a book upon Italy ; yet I should be glad to get two hundred pounds , or five hundred pounds , by such a work . " This shewed both that a journal of his Tour upon ...
... wish for his remarks on Italy , he said , " I do not see that I could make a book upon Italy ; yet I should be glad to get two hundred pounds , or five hundred pounds , by such a work . " This shewed both that a journal of his Tour upon ...
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... wish to know more about Mr. Ballow , Johnson said , " Sir , I have seen him but once these twenty years . The tide of life has driven us different ways . " I 1 This Mr. Ellis was , I believe , the last of that profession called ...
... wish to know more about Mr. Ballow , Johnson said , " Sir , I have seen him but once these twenty years . The tide of life has driven us different ways . " I 1 This Mr. Ellis was , I believe , the last of that profession called ...
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