Life of Samuel Johnson, LL.D.H. Washbourne, 1857 - 580 pages |
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... praise of my Work by many and various persons eminent for their rank , learning , talents , and accom- plishments ; much of which praise I have under their hands to be reposited in my ar- chives at Auchinleck . An honourable and ...
... praise of my Work by many and various persons eminent for their rank , learning , talents , and accom- plishments ; much of which praise I have under their hands to be reposited in my ar- chives at Auchinleck . An honourable and ...
Page 154
... praise a man's book without being asked my opinion of it , that is honest praise , to which one may trust . But if an author asks me if I like his book , and I give him something like praise , it must not be taken as my real opinion ...
... praise a man's book without being asked my opinion of it , that is honest praise , to which one may trust . But if an author asks me if I like his book , and I give him something like praise , it must not be taken as my real opinion ...
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... praise as you do : for when- ever there is exaggerated praise , every body is set against a character . They are pro- voked to attack it . Now there is Pepys ; + you praised that man with such dispro- portion , that I was incited to ...
... praise as you do : for when- ever there is exaggerated praise , every body is set against a character . They are pro- voked to attack it . Now there is Pepys ; + you praised that man with such dispro- portion , that I was incited to ...
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