The Life of Samuel Johnson, LL.D.: Comprehending an Account of His Studies and Numerous Works, in Chronological Order; a Series of His Epistolary Correspondence and Conversations with Many Eminent Persons; and Various Original Pieces of His Composition, Never Before Published: the Whole Exhibiting a View of Literature and Literary Men in Great-Britain, for Near Half a Century, During which He Flourished. In Three VolumesHenry Baldwin, 1793 |
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Page 41
... Such have been the punishments ufed by the re- fpondent . No fcholar has gone from him either blind or lame , or with any of his limbs or powers injured or impaired . They were irregular , and he punished them ; they were obstinate ...
... Such have been the punishments ufed by the re- fpondent . No fcholar has gone from him either blind or lame , or with any of his limbs or powers injured or impaired . They were irregular , and he punished them ; they were obstinate ...
Page 91
... such a manner of his long - in- tended tour , that I was fatisfied he meant to fulfil his engagement . The custom of eating dogs at Otaheite being mentioned , Goldsmith obferved , that this was also a custom in China ; that a dog ...
... such a manner of his long - in- tended tour , that I was fatisfied he meant to fulfil his engagement . The custom of eating dogs at Otaheite being mentioned , Goldsmith obferved , that this was also a custom in China ; that a dog ...
Page 118
... such severity as that which the Proteftants of Ireland have exercised against the Catholicks . Did we tell them we have conquered them , it would be above board : to punish them by confifcation and other Prayers and Meditations , p . 40 ...
... such severity as that which the Proteftants of Ireland have exercised against the Catholicks . Did we tell them we have conquered them , it would be above board : to punish them by confifcation and other Prayers and Meditations , p . 40 ...
Page 155
... such a difcurfive exer- cife of his mind as our tour to the Hebrides . I do not find that he kept any journal or notes of what he faw there . All that I heard him fay of it was , that " inftead of bleak and barren mountains , there were ...
... such a difcurfive exer- cife of his mind as our tour to the Hebrides . I do not find that he kept any journal or notes of what he faw there . All that I heard him fay of it was , that " inftead of bleak and barren mountains , there were ...
Page 159
... Such evidences of his unceafing ardour , both for " divine and human lore , " when advanced into his fixty - fifth year , and notwithstanding his many disturbances from disease , muft make us at once honour his fpirit , and lament that ...
... Such evidences of his unceafing ardour , both for " divine and human lore , " when advanced into his fixty - fifth year , and notwithstanding his many disturbances from disease , muft make us at once honour his fpirit , and lament that ...
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