The Life of Samuel Johnson, LL.D.J. Murray, 1831 |
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... heard it . " - BosWELL . 2 This reflection was very natural in a man of a good heart , who was not con- scious of any ill - will to mankind , though the sharp sayings which were some- times produced by his discrimination and vivacity ...
... heard it . " - BosWELL . 2 This reflection was very natural in a man of a good heart , who was not con- scious of any ill - will to mankind , though the sharp sayings which were some- times produced by his discrimination and vivacity ...
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... heard speak of him as a writer with great respect . Johnson , I know not upon what degree of investigation , entertained no exalted opinion of his lordship's intellectual cha- racter . Talking of him to me one day , he said , " It is ...
... heard speak of him as a writer with great respect . Johnson , I know not upon what degree of investigation , entertained no exalted opinion of his lordship's intellectual cha- racter . Talking of him to me one day , he said , " It is ...
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... heard any thing from him in company that was at all striking ; and depend upon it , sir , it is when you come close to a man in conversation , that you discover what his real abilities are to make a speech in a public assembly is a ...
... heard any thing from him in company that was at all striking ; and depend upon it , sir , it is when you come close to a man in conversation , that you discover what his real abilities are to make a speech in a public assembly is a ...
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James Boswell John Wilson Croker. 6 66 I heard him once say , Though the proverb • Nullum numen abest , si sit prudentia , ' does not always prove true , we may be certain of the converse of it , Nullum numen adest , si sit imprudentia1 ...
James Boswell John Wilson Croker. 6 66 I heard him once say , Though the proverb • Nullum numen abest , si sit prudentia , ' does not always prove true , we may be certain of the converse of it , Nullum numen adest , si sit imprudentia1 ...
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... was , as I have heard from my father , the third stanza , " " Tis night , " & c . - J . BosWELL . [ It is the fourth stanza . - J . H. MARKLAND . ] VOL . V. F Hawk . p . 547 . metaphysical tailor . He 1783. — ÆTAT . 74 . 65.
... was , as I have heard from my father , the third stanza , " " Tis night , " & c . - J . BosWELL . [ It is the fourth stanza . - J . H. MARKLAND . ] VOL . V. F Hawk . p . 547 . metaphysical tailor . He 1783. — ÆTAT . 74 . 65.
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