The Life of Samuel Johnson, LL.D.Talboys and Wheeler, 1826 |
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James Boswell. his dress , and I believe was seriously vain of it , for his mind was wonderfully prone to such impressions . " Come , come , " said Garrick , " talk no more of that . You are , perhaps , the worst - eh , eh ...
James Boswell. his dress , and I believe was seriously vain of it , for his mind was wonderfully prone to such impressions . " Come , come , " said Garrick , " talk no more of that . You are , perhaps , the worst - eh , eh ...
Page 83
... believe all the thirty - nine articles ? " JOHNSON . " Why , sir , that is a question which has been much agitated . Some have thought it necessary that they should all be believed ; others have considered them to be only articles of ...
... believe all the thirty - nine articles ? " JOHNSON . " Why , sir , that is a question which has been much agitated . Some have thought it necessary that they should all be believed ; others have considered them to be only articles of ...
Page 84
... believe God to be there , and they adore him . " BOSWELL . " The worship of saints ? " JOHNSON . 66 Sir , they do not worship saints ; they invoke them ; they only ask their prayers . I am talking all this time of the doctrines of the ...
... believe God to be there , and they adore him . " BOSWELL . " The worship of saints ? " JOHNSON . 66 Sir , they do not worship saints ; they invoke them ; they only ask their prayers . I am talking all this time of the doctrines of the ...
Page 85
... believe him ? When he dies , he at least gives up all he has . " Bos- WELL . Foote , sir , told me , that when he was very ill he was not afraid to die . " JOHNSON . It is not true , sir . Hold a pistol to Foote's breast , or to Hume's ...
... believe him ? When he dies , he at least gives up all he has . " Bos- WELL . Foote , sir , told me , that when he was very ill he was not afraid to die . " JOHNSON . It is not true , sir . Hold a pistol to Foote's breast , or to Hume's ...
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... believe , next week . My compliments to Mrs. Clapp , and to Mr. Ellis , and Mr. Smith , etc. 66 " I am 66 ' Your affectionate , " SAM . JOHNSON . " December 7 , 1770. " During this year there was a total cessation of all cor ...
... believe , next week . My compliments to Mrs. Clapp , and to Mr. Ellis , and Mr. Smith , etc. 66 " I am 66 ' Your affectionate , " SAM . JOHNSON . " December 7 , 1770. " During this year there was a total cessation of all cor ...
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