The Life of Samuel Johnson, LL. D., Volume 1Dent, 1949 |
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... manner , which opinion the Publick has confirmed , was the best en- couragement for me to persevere in my purpose of producing the whole of my stores . In one respect , this Work will , in some passages , be different from the former ...
... manner , which opinion the Publick has confirmed , was the best en- couragement for me to persevere in my purpose of producing the whole of my stores . In one respect , this Work will , in some passages , be different from the former ...
Page 119
... manner , it became habitual to him.1 Yet he was not altogether unprepared as a periodical writer ; for I have in my possession a small duodecimo volume , in which he has written , in the form of Mr. Locke's Common- Place Book , a ...
... manner , it became habitual to him.1 Yet he was not altogether unprepared as a periodical writer ; for I have in my possession a small duodecimo volume , in which he has written , in the form of Mr. Locke's Common- Place Book , a ...
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... manner , which is the only way to do good to the common people , and which clergymen of genius and learning ought to do from a principle of duty , when it is suited to their congregations ; a practice , for which they will be praised by ...
... manner , which is the only way to do good to the common people , and which clergymen of genius and learning ought to do from a principle of duty , when it is suited to their congregations ; a practice , for which they will be praised by ...
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