The Life of Samuel Johnson, LL.D.Talboys and Wheeler, 1826 |
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Page 78
... kindness by all honest and manly means . short ; no time can be afforded but for the indulgence of real sorrow , or contests upon questions seriously momen- tous . Let us not throw away any of our days upon use- less resentment , or ...
... kindness by all honest and manly means . short ; no time can be afforded but for the indulgence of real sorrow , or contests upon questions seriously momen- tous . Let us not throw away any of our days upon use- less resentment , or ...
Page 80
... kindness between you and your father . Cultivate his paternal tenderness as much as you can . To live at variance at all is uncomfortable : and variance with a father is still more uncomfortable . Be- sides that , in the whole dispute ...
... kindness between you and your father . Cultivate his paternal tenderness as much as you can . To live at variance at all is uncomfortable : and variance with a father is still more uncomfortable . Be- sides that , in the whole dispute ...
Page 89
... kindness is one of the pleasures of my life , which I should be sorry to lose . 66 I am , sir , ' February 18 , 1777. " " Your humble servant , " SAM . JOHNSON . TO DR . SAMUEL JOHNSON . " Edinburgh , Feb. 24 , 1777 . " DEAR SIR , -Your ...
... kindness is one of the pleasures of my life , which I should be sorry to lose . 66 I am , sir , ' February 18 , 1777. " " Your humble servant , " SAM . JOHNSON . TO DR . SAMUEL JOHNSON . " Edinburgh , Feb. 24 , 1777 . " DEAR SIR , -Your ...
Page 93
... it and be thankful for it , as a pledge of firm , and , I hope , of unalterable kindness . She is , after all , a dear , dear lady . " Please to return Dr. Blair thanks for his sermons METAT . 68. ] 93 DR . JOHNSON .
... it and be thankful for it , as a pledge of firm , and , I hope , of unalterable kindness . She is , after all , a dear , dear lady . " Please to return Dr. Blair thanks for his sermons METAT . 68. ] 93 DR . JOHNSON .
Page 104
... kindness play . " You will rejoice to hear that Miss Macleod of Rasay , is married to colonel Mure Campbell , an excellent man , with a pretty good estate of his own , and the prospect of having the earl of Loudoun's fortune and honours ...
... kindness play . " You will rejoice to hear that Miss Macleod of Rasay , is married to colonel Mure Campbell , an excellent man , with a pretty good estate of his own , and the prospect of having the earl of Loudoun's fortune and honours ...
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