The Personal History of Samuel JohnsonLongman, 1971 - 364 pages |
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Page 110
... nature , the most acute disquisitions , and the happiest illustrations of the most important truths ' . It was naturally compared to Voltaire's Candide which had been pub- lished about two months before ; and Johnson himself admitted ...
... nature , the most acute disquisitions , and the happiest illustrations of the most important truths ' . It was naturally compared to Voltaire's Candide which had been pub- lished about two months before ; and Johnson himself admitted ...
Page 150
... natural feeling of mankind ; and every human being , whose mind is not debauched , will be willing to give all that he has , to get knowledge . ' They landed at the Old Swan Stairs to avoid the danger of shooting the ... Nature 150 1756-1764.
... natural feeling of mankind ; and every human being , whose mind is not debauched , will be willing to give all that he has , to get knowledge . ' They landed at the Old Swan Stairs to avoid the danger of shooting the ... Nature 150 1756-1764.
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... nature ' . Of the Hebrides , ' it must be confessed , ' he wrote , ' that they have not many allurements , but to the lover of naked nature . The inhabitants are thin , provisions scarce , and desolation and penury give little pleasure ...
... nature ' . Of the Hebrides , ' it must be confessed , ' he wrote , ' that they have not many allurements , but to the lover of naked nature . The inhabitants are thin , provisions scarce , and desolation and penury give little pleasure ...
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