The Personal History of Samuel JohnsonLongman, 1971 - 364 pages |
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Page 76
... belief in the frail impermanence of worldly pleasures and success , the supreme importance of man's ' futurity ' -'the great incentive to virtue is the reflection that we must die ' — the insignificance of power and position in the ...
... belief in the frail impermanence of worldly pleasures and success , the supreme importance of man's ' futurity ' -'the great incentive to virtue is the reflection that we must die ' — the insignificance of power and position in the ...
Page 110
... Believing that ' surely happiness is somewhere to be found ' , complaining ' that I want nothing , or that I know not ... belief of a super- intending Providence ' , whereas Johnson meant , ' by shewing the unsatis- factory nature of ...
... Believing that ' surely happiness is somewhere to be found ' , complaining ' that I want nothing , or that I know not ... belief of a super- intending Providence ' , whereas Johnson meant , ' by shewing the unsatis- factory nature of ...
Page 124
... believing in them without ' sufficient authority ' . Yet when he once remarked in Anna Seward's presence that he was ' sorry that John did not take more pains to enquire into the evidence ' for his belief in one particular ghost at ...
... believing in them without ' sufficient authority ' . Yet when he once remarked in Anna Seward's presence that he was ' sorry that John did not take more pains to enquire into the evidence ' for his belief in one particular ghost at ...
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