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cause his real opinion is then required . Or , if he has other daughters who know
of her frailty , he ought not to keep her in his house . You are to consider the state
of life is this ; we are to judge of one another ' s characters as well as we can ...
cause his real opinion is then required . Or , if he has other daughters who know
of her frailty , he ought not to keep her in his house . You are to consider the state
of life is this ; we are to judge of one another ' s characters as well as we can ...
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showed both that a journal of his tour upon the continent was not wholly out of his
contemplation , and that he uniformly adhered to that strange opinion which his
indolent disposition made him utter , “ No man but a blockhead ever wrote ...
showed both that a journal of his tour upon the continent was not wholly out of his
contemplation , and that he uniformly adhered to that strange opinion which his
indolent disposition made him utter , “ No man but a blockhead ever wrote ...
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The truth , however , is , that he loved to display his ingenuity in argument ; and
therefore would sometimes in conversation maintain opinions which he was
sensible were wrong , but in supporting which , his reasoning and wit would be
most ...
The truth , however , is , that he loved to display his ingenuity in argument ; and
therefore would sometimes in conversation maintain opinions which he was
sensible were wrong , but in supporting which , his reasoning and wit would be
most ...
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He once observed to me , “ Whatever opinion Johnson maintains , I will not say
that he convinces me ; but he never fails to show me that he has good reasons for
it . ” I have heard Johnson pay his lordship this high compliment : “ I never was in
...
He once observed to me , “ Whatever opinion Johnson maintains , I will not say
that he convinces me ; but he never fails to show me that he has good reasons for
it . ” I have heard Johnson pay his lordship this high compliment : “ I never was in
...
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He now gave it as bis opinion , that “ Akenside was a superiour poet both to Gray
and Mason . ” Talking of the reviews , Johnson said , “ I think them very impartial :
I do not know an instance of partiality . ” He mentioned what had passed upon ...
He now gave it as bis opinion , that “ Akenside was a superiour poet both to Gray
and Mason . ” Talking of the reviews , Johnson said , “ I think them very impartial :
I do not know an instance of partiality . ” He mentioned what had passed upon ...
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| Title | The Life of Samuel Johnson, LL.D. Oxford English classics Volume 3 of The Life of Samuel Johnson, LL.D, James Boswell |
| Author | James Boswell |
| Publisher | Talboys & Wheeler, 1826 |
| Original from | Lyon Public Library |
| Digitized | 21 Sep 2010 |
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