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Page 225
... reason why we lament more him that dies of a wound , than him that dies of a fever ? A man that lan- guishes with disease , ends his life with more pain , but with less virtue ; he leaves no example to his friends , nor be- queaths any ...
... reason why we lament more him that dies of a wound , than him that dies of a fever ? A man that lan- guishes with disease , ends his life with more pain , but with less virtue ; he leaves no example to his friends , nor be- queaths any ...
Page 532
... Reason . We may take Fancy for a com- panion , but must follow Reason as our guide . We may allow Fancy to suggest certain ideas in certain places ; but Reason must always be heard , when she tells us , that those ideas and those places ...
... Reason . We may take Fancy for a com- panion , but must follow Reason as our guide . We may allow Fancy to suggest certain ideas in certain places ; but Reason must always be heard , when she tells us , that those ideas and those places ...
Page 637
... reason to complain , if he does not transmit it unlimited to posterity . For why should he make the state of others worse than his own , without a reason ? " If this be true , though neither you nor your father are about to do what is ...
... reason to complain , if he does not transmit it unlimited to posterity . For why should he make the state of others worse than his own , without a reason ? " If this be true , though neither you nor your father are about to do what is ...
Contents
DEDICATION TO SIR JOSHUA REYNOLDS | 1 |
LIFE OF SAMUEL JOHNSON SEPT 18 1709 | 17 |
INDEX 657704 | 657 |
Copyright | |
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