The Life of Samuel Johnson, LL.D.Heritage Press, 1963 |
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... known as a worthy man and an obliging friend . In the strangely mixed scenes of human existence , our feelings are often at once pleasing and painful . Of this truth , the progress of the present Work furnishes a striking instance . It ...
... known as a worthy man and an obliging friend . In the strangely mixed scenes of human existence , our feelings are often at once pleasing and painful . Of this truth , the progress of the present Work furnishes a striking instance . It ...
Page 359
... known , Leave reason , faith , and conscience , all our own . ' He added , " These are all of which I can be sure . ' They bear a small proportion to the whole , which consists of four hundred and thirty - eight verses . Goldsmith , in ...
... known , Leave reason , faith , and conscience , all our own . ' He added , " These are all of which I can be sure . ' They bear a small proportion to the whole , which consists of four hundred and thirty - eight verses . Goldsmith , in ...
Page 454
... known it well . We are always hankering after untried situations , and imagining greater felicity from them than they can afford . No , Sir , knowledge and virtue may be acquired in all countries , and your local consequence will make ...
... known it well . We are always hankering after untried situations , and imagining greater felicity from them than they can afford . No , Sir , knowledge and virtue may be acquired in all countries , and your local consequence will make ...
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