Boswell's Life of JohnsonG. Routledge and Sons, 1856 - 298 pages |
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Page 20
... consider how highly Steele speaks of Mr. Ince . " He would not allow that the paper on carrying a boy to travel , signed Philip Homebred , which was reported to be written by the Lord Chancellor Hardwicke , had merit . He said , " It ...
... consider how highly Steele speaks of Mr. Ince . " He would not allow that the paper on carrying a boy to travel , signed Philip Homebred , which was reported to be written by the Lord Chancellor Hardwicke , had merit . He said , " It ...
Page 21
... the art of printing , we should now have no learning at all ; for books would have perished faster than they could have been transcribed . " This observation seems not just , considering for how many AGE 67.1 21 BOSWELL'S LIFE OF JOHNSON.
... the art of printing , we should now have no learning at all ; for books would have perished faster than they could have been transcribed . " This observation seems not just , considering for how many AGE 67.1 21 BOSWELL'S LIFE OF JOHNSON.
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James Boswell. This observation seems not just , considering for how many ages books were preserved by writing alone.1 The same gentleman maintained that a general diffusion of know- ledge among a people was a disadvantage , for it made ...
James Boswell. This observation seems not just , considering for how many ages books were preserved by writing alone.1 The same gentleman maintained that a general diffusion of know- ledge among a people was a disadvantage , for it made ...
Page 23
... 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 imperfection . The passions are the greatest MR . CRADOCK . movers of human actions ; but ...
... 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 imperfection . The passions are the greatest MR . CRADOCK . movers of human actions ; but ...
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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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