The Life of Samuel Johnson, LL.D.Derby, 1826 |
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... attention as an insult to his manliness , he ran back to her in a rage , and beat her , as well as his strength would permit . Of the power of his memory , for which he was all his life eminent to a degree almost incredible , the ...
... attention as an insult to his manliness , he ran back to her in a rage , and beat her , as well as his strength would permit . Of the power of his memory , for which he was all his life eminent to a degree almost incredible , the ...
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... attention and perceptive quickness made him see and distinguish all manner of objects , whe- ther of nature or of art , with a nicety that is rarely to be found . When he and I were travelling in the High- lands of Scotland , and I ...
... attention and perceptive quickness made him see and distinguish all manner of objects , whe- ther of nature or of art , with a nicety that is rarely to be found . When he and I were travelling in the High- lands of Scotland , and I ...
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... been taught was wrong , I was no more con- vinced that theft was wrong than before ; so there was no accession of knowledge . A boy should be introduced to such books , by having his attention directed to the 36 [ 1729 . THE LIFE OF.
... been taught was wrong , I was no more con- vinced that theft was wrong than before ; so there was no accession of knowledge . A boy should be introduced to such books , by having his attention directed to the 36 [ 1729 . THE LIFE OF.
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James Boswell. such books , by having his attention directed to the arrange- ment , to the style , and other excellencies of composition ; that the mind , being thus engaged by an amusing variety of objects , may not grow weary . " He ...
James Boswell. such books , by having his attention directed to the arrange- ment , to the style , and other excellencies of composition ; that the mind , being thus engaged by an amusing variety of objects , may not grow weary . " He ...
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... attention ? I wish you would consider him : His appeal to all that doubt , etc. I think the most clear of all his later writings ; and in recommend- ing it to you , I shall say no more or less than what you will see he says in his ...
... attention ? I wish you would consider him : His appeal to all that doubt , etc. I think the most clear of all his later writings ; and in recommend- ing it to you , I shall say no more or less than what you will see he says in his ...
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