The Life of Samuel Johnson, LL.D.Talboys and Wheeler, 1826 |
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Page 46
... wonder at the variety of Johnson's read- ing , however desultory it might have been . Who could have imagined that the high church - of - England - man would be so prompt in quoting Maupertuis , who , I am sorry to think , stands in the ...
... wonder at the variety of Johnson's read- ing , however desultory it might have been . Who could have imagined that the high church - of - England - man would be so prompt in quoting Maupertuis , who , I am sorry to think , stands in the ...
Page 60
... wonder , " said Johnson , " that he should find them P. " " " He would not admit the importance of the question concerning the legality of general warrants . Such a power , " he observed , " must be vested in every govern- ment , to ...
... wonder , " said Johnson , " that he should find them P. " " " He would not admit the importance of the question concerning the legality of general warrants . Such a power , " he observed , " must be vested in every govern- ment , to ...
Page 64
... wonder how any one could have been pleased with such fantastical stuff . Mrs. Thrale stood to her gun with great courage , in defence of amorous ditties , which Johnson de- spised , till he at last silenced her by saying , " My dear ...
... wonder how any one could have been pleased with such fantastical stuff . Mrs. Thrale stood to her gun with great courage , in defence of amorous ditties , which Johnson de- spised , till he at last silenced her by saying , " My dear ...
Page 84
... wonder how the council of Trent ad- mitted it . " BosWELL . " Confession ? " JOHNSON . " Why , I don't know but that is a good thing . The scripture says " Confess your faults one to another ; ' and the priests con- fess as well as the ...
... wonder how the council of Trent ad- mitted it . " BosWELL . " Confession ? " JOHNSON . " Why , I don't know but that is a good thing . The scripture says " Confess your faults one to another ; ' and the priests con- fess as well as the ...
Page 103
... wonder " One of the most sagacious men in this age , who continues , I hope , to im- prove and adorn it , Samuel Johnson , remarked in my hearing , that if Newton had flourished in ancient Greece , he would have been worshipped as a ...
... wonder " One of the most sagacious men in this age , who continues , I hope , to im- prove and adorn it , Samuel Johnson , remarked in my hearing , that if Newton had flourished in ancient Greece , he would have been worshipped as a ...
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