The Works of Samuel Johnson, Volum 5F.C. and J. Rivington, 1823 |
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... talk thus gravely for nothing . No man is re- quired to betray his own secrets . I will , however , confess , that I have now been a writer almost a week , and have not yet heard a single word of praise , nor received one hint from any ...
... talk thus gravely for nothing . No man is re- quired to betray his own secrets . I will , however , confess , that I have now been a writer almost a week , and have not yet heard a single word of praise , nor received one hint from any ...
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... talk of men must relate to facts in which the talkers have , or think they have , an interest ; and where such facts cannot be known , the pleasures of society will be merely sensual . Thus the natives of the Mahometan empires , who ...
... talk of men must relate to facts in which the talkers have , or think they have , an interest ; and where such facts cannot be known , the pleasures of society will be merely sensual . Thus the natives of the Mahometan empires , who ...
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... talk who were born to work ; and affords information sufficient to elate vanity , and stiffen ob- stinacy , but too little to enlarge the mind into com- plete skill for full comprehension . Whatever is found to gratify the publick ...
... talk who were born to work ; and affords information sufficient to elate vanity , and stiffen ob- stinacy , but too little to enlarge the mind into com- plete skill for full comprehension . Whatever is found to gratify the publick ...
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... talk to you upon subjects of this delicate nature ? you who seem ignorant of the inexpressible charms of the elbow - chair , attended with a soft stool for the elevation of the feet ! Thus , vacant of thought , do I indulge the live ...
... talk to you upon subjects of this delicate nature ? you who seem ignorant of the inexpressible charms of the elbow - chair , attended with a soft stool for the elevation of the feet ! Thus , vacant of thought , do I indulge the live ...
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... talk on subjects which nature did not form him able to comprehend . The Cartesian , who denies that his horse feels the spur , or that the hare is afraid when the hounds approach her ; the disciple of Malbranche , who maintains that the ...
... talk on subjects which nature did not form him able to comprehend . The Cartesian , who denies that his horse feels the spur , or that the hare is afraid when the hounds approach her ; the disciple of Malbranche , who maintains that the ...
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