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" A physician, who has practised long in a great city, may be excused if he retires to a small town, and takes less practice. Now, Sir, the good I can do by my conversation bears the same proportion to the good I can do by my writings, that the practice... "
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by Samuel Johnson - 1807
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The life of Samuel Johnson. With copious notes by Malone

James Boswell - 1827 - 576 pages
...is not to be blamed if he retires to ease and tranquillity. A physician, who has practsied long in a great city, may be excused if he retires to a small...by my writings, that the practice of a physician, retiredto a small town, does to his practice in a great city." BOSWELL : " But I wonder, Sir, you have...
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The life of Samuel Johnson ... including A journal of a tour to ..., Volume 2

James Boswell - 1831 - 612 pages
...retires to ease and tranquillity. A physician, who has practised long in a great city, may be exmsed, if he retires to a small town, and takes less practice....retired to a small town, does to his practice in a great a'ty," BOSWELL. " But I wonder, sir, you have not more pleasure in writing than in not writing." JOHNSON....
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The Life of Samuel Johnson, LL. D.: Including a Journal of a Tour to the ...

James Boswell - 1833 - 1182 pages
...is not to be blamed if he retires to ease and tranquillity. A physician who has practised long in a great city, may be excused, if he retires to a small...proportion to the good I can do by my writings, that tlie practice of a physician, retired to a small town, does to his practice in a great city." BOSWELL....
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The Life of Samuel Johnson, LL.D.: Including a Journal of a Tour ..., Volume 1

James Boswell - 1835 - 604 pages
...is not to be blamed if he retires to ease and tranquillity. A physician who has practised long in a ughters the best education. The esteem which his BOSWELL. " But I wonder, sir, you have not more pleasure in writing than in not writing." JOHNSON....
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The life of Samuel Johnson ... including A journal of his tour to ..., Volume 2

James Boswell - 1835 - 378 pages
...is not to be blamed if he retires to ease and tranquillity. A physician, who has practised long in a great city, may be excused if he retires to a small...small town, does to his practice in a great city." BOSWELL. " But I wonder, Sir, you have not more pleasure in writing than in not writing." JOHNSON....
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The Life of Samuel Johnson, LL. D: Including A Journal of His Tour ..., Volume 1

James Boswell - 1846 - 602 pages
...is not to be blamed if he retires to ease and tranquillity. A physician who has practised long in a great city, may be excused, if he retires to a small...small town, does to his practice in a great city." BOSWELL. " But I wonder, sir, you have not more pleasure in writing than !n not writing." JOHNSON....
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The Life of Samuel Johnson, LL.D.: Including a Journal of His Tour ..., Volume 2

James Boswell - 1848 - 374 pages
...is not to be blamed if he retires to ease and tranquillity. A physician, who has practised long in a great city, may be excused if he retires to a small...small town, does to his practice in a great city." BOSWELL. " But I wonder, Sir, you have not more pleasure in writing than in not writing." JOHNSON....
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Boswell's Life of Johnson: Including Their Tour to the Hebrides

James Boswell - 1848 - 1798 pages
...city, 1 may be excused if be retires to a small town, I-nd takes less practice. Now, Sir, the good I cm as no Ismail town, does to his practice in a great city." BOSWELL, " But I wonder, Sir, you have not more...
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The Life and Times of Oliver Goldsmith, Volume 1

John Forster - 1854 - 512 pages
...not to be blamed if he retires to ease and tranquillity. A physi' ' cian, who has practised long in a great city, may be excused if he retires to a ' '...small town, does to his practice in a great "city." BoSWELL : "But I wonder, sir, you have not more pleasure in writing " than in not writing." JoHNSoN:...
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The Life and Times of Oliver Goldsmith, Volume 1

John Forster - 1854 - 642 pages
...not to be blamed if he retires to ease and tranquillity. A physi' ' cian, who has practised long in a great city, may be excused if he retires to a "small...takes less practice. Now, sir, the good I can do by uiy con" versatiou bears the same proportion to the good I can do by my writings, that " the practice...
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