Life of Samuel Johnson, LL.D.H. Washbourne, 1857 - 580 pages |
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Page 132
... desire of distinction , which inclines every man first to hope , and then to believe , that nature has given him something pecu- liar to himself . This vanity makes one mind nurse aversion , and another actuate desires , till they rise ...
... desire of distinction , which inclines every man first to hope , and then to believe , that nature has given him something pecu- liar to himself . This vanity makes one mind nurse aversion , and another actuate desires , till they rise ...
Page 148
... desire to learn , they will naturally have recourse to the nearest lan- guage by which that desire can be gratified ; and one will tell another , that if he would attain knowledge , he must learn English . " The publication of my letter ...
... desire to learn , they will naturally have recourse to the nearest lan- guage by which that desire can be gratified ; and one will tell another , that if he would attain knowledge , he must learn English . " The publication of my letter ...
Page 349
... desire for instruction at the time . " What you read then , ( said he , ) you will remember ; but if you have not a book im- mediately ready , and the subject moulds in your mind , it is a chance if you have again a desire to study it ...
... desire for instruction at the time . " What you read then , ( said he , ) you will remember ; but if you have not a book im- mediately ready , and the subject moulds in your mind , it is a chance if you have again a desire to study it ...
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