The Personal History of Samuel JohnsonLongman, 1971 - 364 pages |
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... religious doubts , Sam seems to have resolved the most troublesome of them while at Pedmore . At Lich- field he had come to be ' a sort of lax talker ' about religion , and had said silly or outrageous things to his mother for which he ...
... religious doubts , Sam seems to have resolved the most troublesome of them while at Pedmore . At Lich- field he had come to be ' a sort of lax talker ' about religion , and had said silly or outrageous things to his mother for which he ...
Page 18
... religious books ; and these he studied with as much diligence as he could muster , reading Homer and Euripides ... religion ' in earnest ' , and from this time forward religion was ' the predominant object of his thoughts ; though with ...
... religious books ; and these he studied with as much diligence as he could muster , reading Homer and Euripides ... religion ' in earnest ' , and from this time forward religion was ' the predominant object of his thoughts ; though with ...
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... religion ; for if you conscientiously keep to it , I have little doubt but you may be saved . If you read the controversy ... religious zeal and personal affection ' , begging him to write down all that passed between them . ' Promise me ...
... religion ; for if you conscientiously keep to it , I have little doubt but you may be saved . If you read the controversy ... religious zeal and personal affection ' , begging him to write down all that passed between them . ' Promise me ...
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