The Life of Samuel Johnson, LL.D.Talboys & Wheeler, 1826 |
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Page 70
... wonder that many missed it . 66 ' The general course of his life was determined by his profession he studied the sacred volumes in the original languages ; with what diligence and success his Notes upon the Psalms give sufficient ...
... wonder that many missed it . 66 ' The general course of his life was determined by his profession he studied the sacred volumes in the original languages ; with what diligence and success his Notes upon the Psalms give sufficient ...
Page 75
... wonder ? Burke is , to be sure , a man of uncommon abilities , with a great quantity of matter in his mind , and a great fluency of language in his mouth . But we are not to be stunned and astonished by him . ' So you see , sir , even ...
... wonder ? Burke is , to be sure , a man of uncommon abilities , with a great quantity of matter in his mind , and a great fluency of language in his mouth . But we are not to be stunned and astonished by him . ' So you see , sir , even ...
Page 93
... wonder , and breeding some delight thereto . It raiseth admiration , as signifying a nimble sagacity of apprehension , a special felicity of invention , a vivacity of spirit , and reach of wit more than vulgar ; it seeming to argue a ...
... wonder , and breeding some delight thereto . It raiseth admiration , as signifying a nimble sagacity of apprehension , a special felicity of invention , a vivacity of spirit , and reach of wit more than vulgar ; it seeming to argue a ...
Page 111
... wonder , sir ; he is afraid of being shot getting into a house , or hanged when he has got out of it . " He told us , that he had in one day written six sheets of a translation from the French ; adding , " I should be glad to see it now ...
... wonder , sir ; he is afraid of being shot getting into a house , or hanged when he has got out of it . " He told us , that he had in one day written six sheets of a translation from the French ; adding , " I should be glad to see it now ...
Page 129
... wonder how his esteem could be so little . Do not forget me : you see that I do not forget you . It is pleasing in the silence of solitude to think , that there is one at least , how- ever distant , of whose benevolence there is little ...
... wonder how his esteem could be so little . Do not forget me : you see that I do not forget you . It is pleasing in the silence of solitude to think , that there is one at least , how- ever distant , of whose benevolence there is little ...
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