Life of JohnsonOxford University Press, 1965 - 1491 páginas |
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... occasion for abuse . ' JOHNSON . ' Nay , Sir , they had more law long ago than they have now . As to precedents , to be sure they will increase in course of time ; but the more precedents there are , the less occasion is there for law ...
... occasion for abuse . ' JOHNSON . ' Nay , Sir , they had more law long ago than they have now . As to precedents , to be sure they will increase in course of time ; but the more precedents there are , the less occasion is there for law ...
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... occasion . ' When I was ill , ( said he , ) I desired he would tell me sincerely in what he thought my life was faulty . Sir , he brought me a sheet of paper , on which he had written down several texts of Scripture , recom- mending ...
... occasion . ' When I was ill , ( said he , ) I desired he would tell me sincerely in what he thought my life was faulty . Sir , he brought me a sheet of paper , on which he had written down several texts of Scripture , recom- mending ...
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... occasion to censure , and to shew my fairness as the biographer of my illustrious friend : " There was wanting in his conduct and behaviour , that dignity which results from a regular and orderly course of action , and by an ...
... occasion to censure , and to shew my fairness as the biographer of my illustrious friend : " There was wanting in his conduct and behaviour , that dignity which results from a regular and orderly course of action , and by an ...
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Dedication to Sir Joshua Reynolds | 1 |
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Life of Samuel Johnson | 19 |
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