Boswell's Life of Johnson: With an Introd. by Chauncey Brewster TinkerOxford University Press, 1934 - 704 pages |
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... shew by what causes every event was produced , and in what effects it is likely to ter- minate ; to lay down with distinct particularity what rumour always huddles in general exclamation , or perplexes by indi- gested narratives ; to shew ...
... shew by what causes every event was produced , and in what effects it is likely to ter- minate ; to lay down with distinct particularity what rumour always huddles in general exclamation , or perplexes by indi- gested narratives ; to shew ...
Page 443
... shew some learning upon this occasion . You must shew , that a schoolmaster has a prescriptive right to beat ; and that an action of assault and battery cannot be admitted against him , unless there is some great excess , some barbarity ...
... shew some learning upon this occasion . You must shew , that a schoolmaster has a prescriptive right to beat ; and that an action of assault and battery cannot be admitted against him , unless there is some great excess , some barbarity ...
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... shew a sublimity of genius , and who is esteemed by all who know him for his social , hospitable , and generous qualities , submitted the manuscript of his Chinese Architecture to Dr. Johnson's perusal . Johnson was much pleased with it ...
... shew a sublimity of genius , and who is esteemed by all who know him for his social , hospitable , and generous qualities , submitted the manuscript of his Chinese Architecture to Dr. Johnson's perusal . Johnson was much pleased with it ...
Contents
INTRODUCTION BY CHAUNCEY BREWSTER TINKER | 1 |
LIFE OF SAMUEL JOHNSON SEPT 18 1709 | 17 |
INDEX 657704 | 657 |
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