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Nay , Sir , it is wonderful what a differcould not have hurt him had he been alive , ence learning makes upon people even in the and now is perfectly harmless . In his col- common intercourse of life , which does not lection of poems ...
Nay , Sir , it is wonderful what a differcould not have hurt him had he been alive , ence learning makes upon people even in the and now is perfectly harmless . In his col- common intercourse of life , which does not lection of poems ...
Page 246
JOHNSON : “ Yes , Sir ; when a man those of Keysler or Blainville : nay , as Adwrites from his own mind , he writes very dison's , I if you except the learning . They rapidly . * The greatest part of a writer's are not so good as ...
JOHNSON : “ Yes , Sir ; when a man those of Keysler or Blainville : nay , as Adwrites from his own mind , he writes very dison's , I if you except the learning . They rapidly . * The greatest part of a writer's are not so good as ...
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To publish books of great learning , to make Greek and Latin verses exceedingly well turned , is not a common talent ... How many authors are there , who are admired for their works , on account of the vast learning that is displayed in ...
To publish books of great learning , to make Greek and Latin verses exceedingly well turned , is not a common talent ... How many authors are there , who are admired for their works , on account of the vast learning that is displayed in ...
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| Title | Life of Samuel Johnson, LL.D. |
| Author | James Boswell |
| Publisher | H. Washbourne, 1857 |
| Length | 580 pages |
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