The Life of Samuel Johnson, LL.D.J. M. Dent, 1925 |
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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 ...
Page 343
... 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 ...
Page 113
... Nature can supply the omission ; but Nature cannot open a vein to blood you . " " I do not like to take an emetick , ( said Taylor , ) for fear of breaking some small vessels . " — " Poh ! ( said Johnson , ) if you have so many things ...
... Nature can supply the omission ; but Nature cannot open a vein to blood you . " " I do not like to take an emetick , ( said Taylor , ) for fear of breaking some small vessels . " — " Poh ! ( said Johnson , ) if you have so many things ...
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