THE WORKS OF SAMUEL JOHNSON, LL.D.1823 |
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... occasion to observe , that it is in itself inaccurate , and tolerated rather than chosen ; particularly when , by a change of one letter , or more , the meaning of a word is obscured ; as in farrier , or ferrier , as it was formerly ...
... occasion to observe , that it is in itself inaccurate , and tolerated rather than chosen ; particularly when , by a change of one letter , or more , the meaning of a word is obscured ; as in farrier , or ferrier , as it was formerly ...
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... occasion to many curious disquisitions , and sometimes perhaps to conjectures , which to readers unacquainted with this kind of study , cannot but appear improbable and capricious . But it may be reasonably imagined , that what is so ...
... occasion to many curious disquisitions , and sometimes perhaps to conjectures , which to readers unacquainted with this kind of study , cannot but appear improbable and capricious . But it may be reasonably imagined , that what is so ...
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... occasion to the contemptuous merriment of sportive idleness , and the gloomy cen- sures of arrogant stupidity ; but dulness it is easy to despise , and laughter it is easy to repay . I shall not be solicitous what is thought of my work ...
... occasion to the contemptuous merriment of sportive idleness , and the gloomy cen- sures of arrogant stupidity ; but dulness it is easy to despise , and laughter it is easy to repay . I shall not be solicitous what is thought of my work ...
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... been asked , on some occasions , who shall judge the judges ? And since , with regard to this design , a question may arise by what authority the authorities are selected , it is necessary to obviate it AN ENGLISH DICTIONARY . 27.
... been asked , on some occasions , who shall judge the judges ? And since , with regard to this design , a question may arise by what authority the authorities are selected , it is necessary to obviate it AN ENGLISH DICTIONARY . 27.
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... per- haps , without much improvement ; for I did not find by my first experiments , that what I had not of my own was easily to be obtained : I saw that one enquiry only gave occasion to another , that book referred 56 PREFACE TO THE.
... per- haps , without much improvement ; for I did not find by my first experiments , that what I had not of my own was easily to be obtained : I saw that one enquiry only gave occasion to another , that book referred 56 PREFACE TO THE.
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