The Life of Samuel Johnson, LL.D.Talboys and Wheeler, 1826 |
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Page 21
... consider- ation of the forlorn and indigent state in which this lady was left by her father , induced him to treat her with the utmost tenderness , and even to be desirous of procuring her amusement , so as sometimes to incommode many ...
... consider- ation of the forlorn and indigent state in which this lady was left by her father , induced him to treat her with the utmost tenderness , and even to be desirous of procuring her amusement , so as sometimes to incommode many ...
Page 29
... considering for how many ages books were preserved by writing alone . The same gentleman maintained , that a general diffu- sion of knowledge among a people was a disadvantage ; for it made the vulgar rise above their humble sphere ...
... considering for how many ages books were preserved by writing alone . The same gentleman maintained , that a general diffu- sion of knowledge among a people was a disadvantage ; for it made the vulgar rise above their humble sphere ...
Page 32
... consider what is the meaning of purging in the original sense . It is to expel impurities from the human body . The mind is subject to the same imperfec- tion . The passions are the great movers of human actions ; but they are mixed ...
... consider what is the meaning of purging in the original sense . It is to expel impurities from the human body . The mind is subject to the same imperfec- tion . The passions are the great movers of human actions ; but they are mixed ...
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... consider , sir , our own state : our religion is in a book ; we have an order of men whose duty it is to teach it ; we have one day in the week set apart for it , and this is in general pretty well observed : yet ask the first ten gross ...
... consider , sir , our own state : our religion is in a book ; we have an order of men whose duty it is to teach it ; we have one day in the week set apart for it , and this is in general pretty well observed : yet ask the first ten gross ...
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... consider , that superiour attention will necessarily be paid to superiour fortune or rank . Two persons may have equal merit , and on that account may have an equal claim to attention ; but one of them may have also fortune and rank ...
... consider , that superiour attention will necessarily be paid to superiour fortune or rank . Two persons may have equal merit , and on that account may have an equal claim to attention ; but one of them may have also fortune and rank ...
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