Essays on Various SubjectsJ. Johnson, 1809 - 158 páginas |
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Página xiii
... thing , " and as soon weary of it . Were it possible 66 to bring him off this temper , and to fix " him at any study , which would be to his “ advantage , I should not doubt his profi- 66 ciency . I wish when you write you would " talk ...
... thing , " and as soon weary of it . Were it possible 66 to bring him off this temper , and to fix " him at any study , which would be to his “ advantage , I should not doubt his profi- 66 ciency . I wish when you write you would " talk ...
Página xiv
... thing I could say . I should not have said so much , but that I find you intend to " breed him a scholar . " " ec 66 66 What impression these fears made upon his father is uncertain . He continued to in- dulge his passion for poetry ...
... thing I could say . I should not have said so much , but that I find you intend to " breed him a scholar . " " ec 66 66 What impression these fears made upon his father is uncertain . He continued to in- dulge his passion for poetry ...
Página xx
... thing we read , & c . " 66 In another letter to a friend he unbosoms himself completely upon the subject of his present situation and the state of his mind : - after describing the variety of his occupa- tions , he adds , " Do not ...
... thing we read , & c . " 66 In another letter to a friend he unbosoms himself completely upon the subject of his present situation and the state of his mind : - after describing the variety of his occupa- tions , he adds , " Do not ...
Página xxxii
... thing is this , -I pray " with notes , rather than not pray at all , " for this is truly the state of the case . And yet so obstinate is prejudice , as to make แ no allowance for difference of nature and " abilities . You would laugh to ...
... thing is this , -I pray " with notes , rather than not pray at all , " for this is truly the state of the case . And yet so obstinate is prejudice , as to make แ no allowance for difference of nature and " abilities . You would laugh to ...
Página xlvii
... thing is discouraging . Even on Sundays , " when I should look for my only consola- " tion , I meet nothing but solitude and in- " difference ; yet I sit here indolently repining " at my lot without endeavouring to better " it ..... I ...
... thing is discouraging . Even on Sundays , " when I should look for my only consola- " tion , I meet nothing but solitude and in- " difference ; yet I sit here indolently repining " at my lot without endeavouring to better " it ..... I ...
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