The Life of Samuel Johnson, LL. D.: Comprehending an Account of His Studies, and Numerous Works, in Chronological Order ; a Series of His Epistolary Correspondence and Conversations with Many Eminent Persons ; and Various Original Pieces of His Composition, Never Before Published ; the Whole Exhibiting a View of Literature and Literary Men in Great Britain, for Near Half a Century During which He Flourished, Volum 4J. Richardson, 1821 |
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... tion , but , from my steady and avowed predilection for a Tory , was quoted from " Johnson's Dictionary , " where that distinction is so defined . 1 " Observations on Insanity , " by Thomas Arnold , M. D. London , 1782 . tumult of ...
... tion , but , from my steady and avowed predilection for a Tory , was quoted from " Johnson's Dictionary , " where that distinction is so defined . 1 " Observations on Insanity , " by Thomas Arnold , M. D. London , 1782 . tumult of ...
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... tion from the misery which they suffer : but when they grow very ill , pleasure is too weak for them , and they seek for pain . Employment , sir , and hard- ships , prevent melancholy . I suppose in all our army in America there was not ...
... tion from the misery which they suffer : but when they grow very ill , pleasure is too weak for them , and they seek for pain . Employment , sir , and hard- ships , prevent melancholy . I suppose in all our army in America there was not ...
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... tion for literary fame , I regretted to him one day that an eminent Judge had nothing of it , and therefore would leave no perpetual monument of himself to posterity ; " Alas , sir ( said Johnson ) , what a mass of confusion should we ...
... tion for literary fame , I regretted to him one day that an eminent Judge had nothing of it , and therefore would leave no perpetual monument of himself to posterity ; " Alas , sir ( said Johnson ) , what a mass of confusion should we ...
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... tion of men , like exportation of other commodities , makes more be produced . But a bounty is given to encourage the exportation of corn , and no bounty is given for the exportation of men ; though , indeed , those who go gain by it ...
... tion of men , like exportation of other commodities , makes more be produced . But a bounty is given to encourage the exportation of corn , and no bounty is given for the exportation of men ; though , indeed , those who go gain by it ...
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... tion and consequence in the general opinion , which sooner or later will have its political reward . Besides , though not one vote is gained , a good speech has its effect . Though an act which has been ably opposed passes into a law ...
... tion and consequence in the general opinion , which sooner or later will have its political reward . Besides , though not one vote is gained , a good speech has its effect . Though an act which has been ably opposed passes into a law ...
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