Life of Johnson ...Harper, 1891 |
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... manufactures . ' An Act was brought in to prohibit the use of horse - hair , and was only thrown out on the third reading . Parl . Hist . x . 787 . particulars . 20 Johnson's prejudice against Scotland . particulars . Every thing.
... manufactures . ' An Act was brought in to prohibit the use of horse - hair , and was only thrown out on the third reading . Parl . Hist . x . 787 . particulars . 20 Johnson's prejudice against Scotland . particulars . Every thing.
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James Boswell. 20 Johnson's prejudice against Scotland . particulars . Every thing relative to so great a man is worth observing . I remember Dr. Adam Smith , in his rhetorical lectures at Glasgow ' , told us he was glad to know that Mil ...
James Boswell. 20 Johnson's prejudice against Scotland . particulars . Every thing relative to so great a man is worth observing . I remember Dr. Adam Smith , in his rhetorical lectures at Glasgow ' , told us he was glad to know that Mil ...
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... things . A smith is ten miles off : they'll do without a nail or a staple . A taylor is far from them : they'll botch their own clothes . which produces high convenience ' . ' See ante , ii . 53 . 2 See ante , iv . 6 , note 2 . It is ...
... things . A smith is ten miles off : they'll do without a nail or a staple . A taylor is far from them : they'll botch their own clothes . which produces high convenience ' . ' See ante , ii . 53 . 2 See ante , iv . 6 , note 2 . It is ...
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... thing . But this applies to very few of the spe- cies . My definition of Man is , ' a Cooking animal . ' The beasts ... things , each of which would have served a noted wit ( whom he named ) to live upon for a twelvemonth . I find ...
... thing . But this applies to very few of the spe- cies . My definition of Man is , ' a Cooking animal . ' The beasts ... things , each of which would have served a noted wit ( whom he named ) to live upon for a twelvemonth . I find ...
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... thing extraordinary . ' He said , he believed Burke was intended for the law ; but either had not money enough to follow it , or had not diligence enough . He said , he could not understand how a man could apply to one thing , and not ...
... thing extraordinary . ' He said , he believed Burke was intended for the law ; but either had not money enough to follow it , or had not diligence enough . He said , he could not understand how a man could apply to one thing , and not ...
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