THE WORKS OF SAMUEL JOHNSON, LL.D.1823 |
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... desirous that every quotation should be useful to some other end than the illustration of a word ; I therefore extracted from philosophers principles of science ; from historians remarkable facts ; from chymists complete 50 PREFACE TO THE.
... desirous that every quotation should be useful to some other end than the illustration of a word ; I therefore extracted from philosophers principles of science ; from historians remarkable facts ; from chymists complete 50 PREFACE TO THE.
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science ; from historians remarkable facts ; from chymists complete processes ; from divines striking exhortations ; and from poets beautiful descrip- tions . Such is design , while it is yet at a distance from execution . When the time ...
science ; from historians remarkable facts ; from chymists complete processes ; from divines striking exhortations ; and from poets beautiful descrip- tions . Such is design , while it is yet at a distance from execution . When the time ...
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... remarkable that , in re- viewing my collection , I found the word sea un- exemplified . Thus it happens , that in things difficult there is danger from ignorance , aud in things easy , from confidence ; the mind , afraid of greatness ...
... remarkable that , in re- viewing my collection , I found the word sea un- exemplified . Thus it happens , that in things difficult there is danger from ignorance , aud in things easy , from confidence ; the mind , afraid of greatness ...
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... remarkable proof of the antiquity of this notion may be found in St. Chrysostom's book de Sacerdotio , which exhibits a scene of enchant- ments not exceeded by any romance of the middle age ; he supposes a spectator , overlooking a ...
... remarkable proof of the antiquity of this notion may be found in St. Chrysostom's book de Sacerdotio , which exhibits a scene of enchant- ments not exceeded by any romance of the middle age ; he supposes a spectator , overlooking a ...
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... remarkable trial of the witches of War- bois , whose conviction is still commemorated in an an- nual sermon at Huntingdon . But in the reign of King James , in which this tragedy was written , many cir- cumstances concurred to propagate ...
... remarkable trial of the witches of War- bois , whose conviction is still commemorated in an an- nual sermon at Huntingdon . But in the reign of King James , in which this tragedy was written , many cir- cumstances concurred to propagate ...
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