The Life of Samuel Johnson, LL.D.J. Murray, 1831 |
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Page 56
... consider as im- portant , goes on in hope of information ; and , as there is nothing to fatigue attention , if he is disappointed , he can hardly complain . " It may be added , that the reader not only hopes to find , but does find , in ...
... consider as im- portant , goes on in hope of information ; and , as there is nothing to fatigue attention , if he is disappointed , he can hardly complain . " It may be added , that the reader not only hopes to find , but does find , in ...
Page 63
... consider it as a compli- ment to be talked to as if they were wiser than they are . So true is this , sir , that Baxter made it a rule in every sermon that he preached to say something that was above the capacity of his audience ...
... consider it as a compli- ment to be talked to as if they were wiser than they are . So true is this , sir , that Baxter made it a rule in every sermon that he preached to say something that was above the capacity of his audience ...
Page 67
... consider them as great , or wise , only in comparison with the nations that surround them ; and have no intention to place them in competition either with the ancients or with the moderns of this part of the world ; yet they must be ...
... consider them as great , or wise , only in comparison with the nations that surround them ; and have no intention to place them in competition either with the ancients or with the moderns of this part of the world ; yet they must be ...
Page 78
... considers himself as cut off from all credit and all hope by the rejection of his picture from the Exhibition . Upon this work he has exhausted all his powers , and suspended all his expectations : and , certainly , to be refused an ...
... considers himself as cut off from all credit and all hope by the rejection of his picture from the Exhibition . Upon this work he has exhausted all his powers , and suspended all his expectations : and , certainly , to be refused an ...
Page 79
... considers disgrace and ruin as the inevitable consequence of your determination . " He says , that some pictures have ... consider- ation of Mr. Lowe's case ; and if there be any among the council with whom my name can have any weight ...
... considers disgrace and ruin as the inevitable consequence of your determination . " He says , that some pictures have ... consider- ation of Mr. Lowe's case ; and if there be any among the council with whom my name can have any weight ...
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