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... learning . ' JOHNSON . ' Why , Sir , that may be true in cases where learning cannot possibly be of any use ; for instance , this boy rows us as well without learning , as if he could sing the song of Orpheus to the Argonauts , who were ...
... learning . ' JOHNSON . ' Why , Sir , that may be true in cases where learning cannot possibly be of any use ; for instance , this boy rows us as well without learning , as if he could sing the song of Orpheus to the Argonauts , who were ...
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... learning . They are not so good as Brydone's , but they are better than Pococke's . I have not , indeed , cut the leaves yet ; but I have read in them where the pages are open , and I do not suppose that what is in the pages which are ...
... learning . They are not so good as Brydone's , but they are better than Pococke's . I have not , indeed , cut the leaves yet ; but I have read in them where the pages are open , and I do not suppose that what is in the pages which are ...
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... learning of the Scotch ; - ' Their learning is like bread in a besieged town : every man gets a little , but no man gets a full meal . ' ' There is ( said he , ) in Scotland , a diffusion of learning , a certain portion of it widely and ...
... learning of the Scotch ; - ' Their learning is like bread in a besieged town : every man gets a little , but no man gets a full meal . ' ' There is ( said he , ) in Scotland , a diffusion of learning , a certain portion of it widely and ...
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DEDICATION TO SIR JOSHUA REYNOLDS | 1 |
LIFE OF SAMUEL JOHNSON SEPT 18 1709 | 17 |
INDEX 657704 | 657 |
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