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Page 48
Had he in his early life been in Scotland , and seen the worthy , sensible ,
independent gentlemen , who live rationally and hospitably at home , he never
could have entertained such unfavourable and unjust notions of his fellow -
subjects .
Had he in his early life been in Scotland , and seen the worthy , sensible ,
independent gentlemen , who live rationally and hospitably at home , he never
could have entertained such unfavourable and unjust notions of his fellow -
subjects .
Page 56
Raising the wages of day - labourers is wrong ; for it does not make them live
better , but only makes them idler , and idleness is a very bad thing for human
nature . ” “ It is a very good custom to keep a journal for a man's own use ; he may
write ...
Raising the wages of day - labourers is wrong ; for it does not make them live
better , but only makes them idler , and idleness is a very bad thing for human
nature . ” “ It is a very good custom to keep a journal for a man's own use ; he may
write ...
Page 62
A new understanding , therefore , is desirable ; because though it may only
furnish the same sense upon a question which would have been furnished by
those with whom we are accustomed to live , yet this sense will have a different ...
A new understanding , therefore , is desirable ; because though it may only
furnish the same sense upon a question which would have been furnished by
those with whom we are accustomed to live , yet this sense will have a different ...
Page 73
Long may he live to hear and to feel it ?! · Mr. Cambridge enjoyed all the
blessings here enumerated for many years after this passage was written . He
died at his seat near Twickenham , Sept. 17 , 1802 , in his eighty - sixth year . -
MALONE .
Long may he live to hear and to feel it ?! · Mr. Cambridge enjoyed all the
blessings here enumerated for many years after this passage was written . He
died at his seat near Twickenham , Sept. 17 , 1802 , in his eighty - sixth year . -
MALONE .
Page 85
Mrs. Burney wondered that some very beautiful new buildings should be erected
in Moorfields , in so shocking a situation as between Bedlam and St. Luke's
Hospital ; and said she could not live there . JOHNSON . “ Nay , madam , you see
...
Mrs. Burney wondered that some very beautiful new buildings should be erected
in Moorfields , in so shocking a situation as between Bedlam and St. Luke's
Hospital ; and said she could not live there . JOHNSON . “ Nay , madam , you see
...
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| Title | The Life of Samuel Johnson, LL.D. Volume 5 of The Life of Samuel Johnson, LL.D, John Wilson Croker |
| Author | James Boswell |
| Editor | John Wilson Croker |
| Publisher | J. Murray, 1831 |
| Original from | The Ohio State University |
| Digitized | 9 Aug 2016 |
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