The Life of Samuel Johnson, LL. D.: Comprehending an Account of His Studies, and Numerous Works, in Chronological Order ; a Series of His Epistolary Correspondence and Conversations with Many Eminent Persons ; and Various Original Pieces of His Composition, Never Before Published ; the Whole Exhibiting a View of Literature and Literary Men in Great Britain, for Near Half a Century During which He Flourished, Volume 3J. Richardson, 1821 |
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... Judges , who is called the Lord Ordinary ; and if either party is dissatisfied , he may appeal to the whole Court , consisting of fifteen , the Lord President and fourteen other Judges , who have both in and out of Court the title of ...
... Judges , who is called the Lord Ordinary ; and if either party is dissatisfied , he may appeal to the whole Court , consisting of fifteen , the Lord President and fourteen other Judges , who have both in and out of Court the title of ...
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... judge , both from his silence and his looks , appeared to me to impress him much . was , One " A Letter to Dr. Samuel Johnson , oc- casioned by his late political Publications . " It ap- peared previous to his " Taxation no Tyranny ...
... judge , both from his silence and his looks , appeared to me to impress him much . was , One " A Letter to Dr. Samuel Johnson , oc- casioned by his late political Publications . " It ap- peared previous to his " Taxation no Tyranny ...
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... judge as Johnson had formed of his abilities , and I asked if he was not a man of sense . JOHNSON . " Why , sir , he is not a distinct relater ; and I should say , he is neither abounding nor deficient in sense . I did not perceive any ...
... judge as Johnson had formed of his abilities , and I asked if he was not a man of sense . JOHNSON . " Why , sir , he is not a distinct relater ; and I should say , he is neither abounding nor deficient in sense . I did not perceive any ...
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... -as if he could live so long . 1 Plin . Epist . Lib . ii . Ep . 3 . 2 [ Mr. Davies was here mistaken . Corelli never was in Eng- land . B. ] We got into an argument whether the Judges who went 66 [ 1775 . THE LIFE OF.
... -as if he could live so long . 1 Plin . Epist . Lib . ii . Ep . 3 . 2 [ Mr. Davies was here mistaken . Corelli never was in Eng- land . B. ] We got into an argument whether the Judges who went 66 [ 1775 . THE LIFE OF.
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... Judges who went to India might with propriety engage in trade . Johnson warmly maintained that they might , " For why ( he urged ) should not Judges get riches , as well as those who deserve them less ? " I said , they should have ...
... Judges who went to India might with propriety engage in trade . Johnson warmly maintained that they might , " For why ( he urged ) should not Judges get riches , as well as those who deserve them less ? " I said , they should have ...
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