The Table Talk of Samuel JohnsonW. P. Nimmo, 1868 - 128 pages |
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Page 41
... continued to cultivate it very carefully . THE EFFECTS OF DRINKING . Drinking may be practised with great prudence . A man who exposes himself when he is intoxi- cated has not the art of getting drunk ; a sober man , who happens ...
... continued to cultivate it very carefully . THE EFFECTS OF DRINKING . Drinking may be practised with great prudence . A man who exposes himself when he is intoxi- cated has not the art of getting drunk ; a sober man , who happens ...
Page 46
... continued unobserved . SERMONS . Sermons make a considerable branch of English literature , so that a library must be very imper- fect if it has not a numerous collection of ser- mons ; and in all collections , sir , the desire of ...
... continued unobserved . SERMONS . Sermons make a considerable branch of English literature , so that a library must be very imper- fect if it has not a numerous collection of ser- mons ; and in all collections , sir , the desire of ...
Page 75
... and negligence of the scholars , you cannot fix the degree of severity of the master . Severity must be continued until obstinacy be subdued , and negligence be cured . SYMPATHY FOR OTHERS . Why , sir , there is SAMUEL JOHNSON . 75.
... and negligence of the scholars , you cannot fix the degree of severity of the master . Severity must be continued until obstinacy be subdued , and negligence be cured . SYMPATHY FOR OTHERS . Why , sir , there is SAMUEL JOHNSON . 75.
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