The Life of Samuel Johnson, LL. D.Dent, 1949 |
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... happy are equally happy ; a little Miss with a new gown at a dancing - school ball , a General at the head of a victorious army , and an orator , after having made an eloquent speech in a great assembly . JOHNSON . Sir , that all who are ...
... happy are equally happy ; a little Miss with a new gown at a dancing - school ball , a General at the head of a victorious army , and an orator , after having made an eloquent speech in a great assembly . JOHNSON . Sir , that all who are ...
Page 461
... Happy rebellions . ” GOLDSMITH . " We have no such phrase . " GENERAL PAOLI . " But have you not the thing ? " GOLDSMITH . " Yes ; all our happy revolutions . They have hurt our constitution , and will hurt it , till we mend it by another ...
... Happy rebellions . ” GOLDSMITH . " We have no such phrase . " GENERAL PAOLI . " But have you not the thing ? " GOLDSMITH . " Yes ; all our happy revolutions . They have hurt our constitution , and will hurt it , till we mend it by another ...
Page 549
... happy state to any human being ; but that , as every part of life , of which we are conscious , was at some point of time a period yet to come , in which felicity was expected , there was some happiness pro- duced by hope . Being ...
... happy state to any human being ; but that , as every part of life , of which we are conscious , was at some point of time a period yet to come , in which felicity was expected , there was some happiness pro- duced by hope . Being ...
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