The Life of Samuel Johnson, LL. D.Dent, 1949 |
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James Boswell. read as enquirers after natural or moral knowledge , whether we intend to inlarge our science or increase our virtue , are more important than publick occurrences . Thus Sallust , the great master of nature , has not ...
James Boswell. read as enquirers after natural or moral knowledge , whether we intend to inlarge our science or increase our virtue , are more important than publick occurrences . Thus Sallust , the great master of nature , has not ...
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... nature ; but in his refusal to assist you there is neither good nature , fatherhood , nor wisdom . It is the practice of good nature to overlook faults which have already , by the conse- quences , punished the delinquent . It is natural ...
... nature ; but in his refusal to assist you there is neither good nature , fatherhood , nor wisdom . It is the practice of good nature to overlook faults which have already , by the conse- quences , punished the delinquent . It is natural ...
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... nature and characters of manners ; and there is the difference between the characters of Fielding and those of Richardson . Characters of manners are very entertaining ; but they are to be understood , by a more ́superficial observer ...
... nature and characters of manners ; and there is the difference between the characters of Fielding and those of Richardson . Characters of manners are very entertaining ; but they are to be understood , by a more ́superficial observer ...
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