Essays on Various SubjectsJ. Johnson, 1809 - 158 páginas |
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... thought and care , when a pebble or a " shell has afforded me as much pleasure as cc a mathematical problem . At other times I " would draw figures and diagrams on the " sand , which the next wave effaced , when 66 suddenly a view of ...
... thought and care , when a pebble or a " shell has afforded me as much pleasure as cc a mathematical problem . At other times I " would draw figures and diagrams on the " sand , which the next wave effaced , when 66 suddenly a view of ...
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... thought necessary , that he should undergo the cere- of ordination . This was accordingly mony performed at a meeting of ministers con- vened for the purpose in October 1757 , a practice now very much disused among the ra- tional ...
... thought necessary , that he should undergo the cere- of ordination . This was accordingly mony performed at a meeting of ministers con- vened for the purpose in October 1757 , a practice now very much disused among the ra- tional ...
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... thoughts of abandoning his pro- fession , as affording no prospect of advan- tage either to himself or to others . After de- tailing the various causes of his discontent in a letter to his uncle , he continues : " Every thing is ...
... thoughts of abandoning his pro- fession , as affording no prospect of advan- tage either to himself or to others . After de- tailing the various causes of his discontent in a letter to his uncle , he continues : " Every thing is ...
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... thoughts on the subject , I shall thank " for the communication of them . " you Mr. Walker's marriage at this particular period prevented his acceptance of a situa- tion , which in other respects would have been highly desirable . The ...
... thoughts on the subject , I shall thank " for the communication of them . " you Mr. Walker's marriage at this particular period prevented his acceptance of a situa- tion , which in other respects would have been highly desirable . The ...
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... thought of , and I have " mentioned you to him , and represented you " as possessed of all the qualifications he " wants .... You would find yourself un- " der no disagreeable restraints , and he " would consider you as his companion ...
... thought of , and I have " mentioned you to him , and represented you " as possessed of all the qualifications he " wants .... You would find yourself un- " der no disagreeable restraints , and he " would consider you as his companion ...
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