Life of Samuel Johnson, LL.D.H. Washbourne, 1857 - 580 pages |
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Page 91
... death , is , that we think he might have lived longer ; yet this cause of grief is common to many other kinds of death , which are not so passionately be- wailed . The truth is , that every death is violent which is the effect of ...
... death , is , that we think he might have lived longer ; yet this cause of grief is common to many other kinds of death , which are not so passionately be- wailed . The truth is , that every death is violent which is the effect of ...
Page 382
... death . MRS . KNOWLES : 66 Nay , thou should'st not have a horror for what is the gate of life . " JOHNSON : ( standing upon the hearth , rolling about , with a serious , solemn , and somewhat gloomy air , ) “ No rational | man can die ...
... death . MRS . KNOWLES : 66 Nay , thou should'st not have a horror for what is the gate of life . " JOHNSON : ( standing upon the hearth , rolling about , with a serious , solemn , and somewhat gloomy air , ) “ No rational | man can die ...
Page 563
... death of thy Son JESUS CHRIST , our Saviour and Redeemer . Grant , O LORD , that my whole hope and confidence may be in his merits , and thy mercy ; enforce and accept my im- perfect repentance ; make this commemora- tion available to ...
... death of thy Son JESUS CHRIST , our Saviour and Redeemer . Grant , O LORD , that my whole hope and confidence may be in his merits , and thy mercy ; enforce and accept my im- perfect repentance ; make this commemora- tion available to ...
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