The Life of Samuel Johnson, LL.D.Talboys and Wheeler, 1826 |
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Page 67
... particular mark of any profession , but a general elegance of manners ; whereas , in a military man , you can com- monly distinguish the brand of a soldier , ' l'homme d'épée . " " Dr. Johnson shunned to - night any discussion of the ...
... particular mark of any profession , but a general elegance of manners ; whereas , in a military man , you can com- monly distinguish the brand of a soldier , ' l'homme d'épée . " " Dr. Johnson shunned to - night any discussion of the ...
Page 84
... particular saints . I think their giving the sacrament only in one kind is criminal , because it is contrary to the express institution of Christ , and I wonder how the council of Trent ad- mitted it . " BosWELL . " Confession ...
... particular saints . I think their giving the sacrament only in one kind is criminal , because it is contrary to the express institution of Christ , and I wonder how the council of Trent ad- mitted it . " BosWELL . " Confession ...
Page 87
... particular observation , that these lines so often quoted do not exist either in Blackmore or Howard . " In The British Princes , 8vo . 1669 , now before me , p . 96 , they stand thus : A vest as admir'd Vortiger had on , Which from ...
... particular observation , that these lines so often quoted do not exist either in Blackmore or Howard . " In The British Princes , 8vo . 1669 , now before me , p . 96 , they stand thus : A vest as admir'd Vortiger had on , Which from ...
Page 90
... particular case ; yet the wit , the sarcasm , the eloquent vivacity which this pamphlet displayed , made it be read with great avidity at the time , and it will ever be read with pleasure , for the sake of its composition . That it ...
... particular case ; yet the wit , the sarcasm , the eloquent vivacity which this pamphlet displayed , made it be read with great avidity at the time , and it will ever be read with pleasure , for the sake of its composition . That it ...
Page 113
... particular , after the first edition ; for the conclusion of Mr. George Grenville's character stood thus : " Let him : not , however , be depreciated in his grave . He had powers not universally possessed : could he have enforced ...
... particular , after the first edition ; for the conclusion of Mr. George Grenville's character stood thus : " Let him : not , however , be depreciated in his grave . He had powers not universally possessed : could he have enforced ...
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