The Personal History of Samuel JohnsonLongman, 1971 - 364 pages |
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Page 152
... doctrine should be checked on its first appearance , that the civil power should unite with the church in punishing those who dared to attack the established religion , that none but such as these had ever been punished by the ...
... doctrine should be checked on its first appearance , that the civil power should unite with the church in punishing those who dared to attack the established religion , that none but such as these had ever been punished by the ...
Page 154
... doctrine . She has never liked me since . Sir , your levellers wish to level down as far as themselves ; but they cannot bear levelling up to themselves . They would all have some people under them ; why not then have some people above ...
... doctrine . She has never liked me since . Sir , your levellers wish to level down as far as themselves ; but they cannot bear levelling up to themselves . They would all have some people under them ; why not then have some people above ...
Page 324
... doctrine . ' 4 Although he claimed never to have paid court to the great , Johnson was always insistent that a man should be respected for his rank , and always prided himself upon the fact that he was zealous for subordination 324 Notes.
... doctrine . ' 4 Although he claimed never to have paid court to the great , Johnson was always insistent that a man should be respected for his rank , and always prided himself upon the fact that he was zealous for subordination 324 Notes.
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