The Life of Samuel Johnson, LL.D.J. Murray, 1831 |
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Page 72
... seen , sometimes envious of the brilliancy of his friends ; but , in general , surely persons of a bril- liant conversation ( if it be not sarcastic ) are rather popular . ED . ] 2 Bar . 3 Nard . 4 Barnard . could be better furnished ...
... seen , sometimes envious of the brilliancy of his friends ; but , in general , surely persons of a bril- liant conversation ( if it be not sarcastic ) are rather popular . ED . ] 2 Bar . 3 Nard . 4 Barnard . could be better furnished ...
Page 76
... seen so much does description fall short of reality . Description only excites curiosity ; seeing satisfies it . Other people may go and see the He- brides . " BOSWELL . " I should wish to go and see some country totally different from ...
... seen so much does description fall short of reality . Description only excites curiosity ; seeing satisfies it . Other people may go and see the He- brides . " BOSWELL . " I should wish to go and see some country totally different from ...
Page 79
... seen the last of the antediluvian race , exclusive of those who were saved in the ark of Noah . This was one of those giants , then the inhabitants of the earth , who had still strength to swim , and with one of his hands held aloft his ...
... seen the last of the antediluvian race , exclusive of those who were saved in the ark of Noah . This was one of those giants , then the inhabitants of the earth , who had still strength to swim , and with one of his hands held aloft his ...
Page 106
... seen the labourers , by a trivial jerk with a rope , throw it upon the spot where they would wish it to lie . Divines under- standing this text too literally , pretend , by a little interposition in the article of death , to regulate a ...
... seen the labourers , by a trivial jerk with a rope , throw it upon the spot where they would wish it to lie . Divines under- standing this text too literally , pretend , by a little interposition in the article of death , to regulate a ...
Page 118
... seen , and every person speaking , revives and impresses images of pain . Though it be true that no man can run away from himself , yet he may escape from many causes of useless uneasiness . That the mind is its own place is the boast ...
... seen , and every person speaking , revives and impresses images of pain . Though it be true that no man can run away from himself , yet he may escape from many causes of useless uneasiness . That the mind is its own place is the boast ...
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