The Life of Samuel Johnson, LL.D., Volume 2Talboys and Wheeler, 1826 |
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James Boswell. tion of a religious order , when they have found how unable they are to take care of themselves . For my own part , with- out affecting to be a Socrates , I am sure I have a more than ordinary struggle to maintain with the ...
James Boswell. tion of a religious order , when they have found how unable they are to take care of themselves . For my own part , with- out affecting to be a Socrates , I am sure I have a more than ordinary struggle to maintain with the ...
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... tion , which has , perhaps , as strong marks of his sentiment and style as any of his compositions . The original is in my possession . It is addressed to the late Mr. William Drummond , bookseller in Edinburgh , a gentleman of good ...
... tion , which has , perhaps , as strong marks of his sentiment and style as any of his compositions . The original is in my possession . It is addressed to the late Mr. William Drummond , bookseller in Edinburgh , a gentleman of good ...
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... tion should be imparted to them by a translation of the holy books into their own language . If obedience to the will of God be necessary to happiness , and knowledge of his will be necessary to obedience , I know not how he that ...
... tion should be imparted to them by a translation of the holy books into their own language . If obedience to the will of God be necessary to happiness , and knowledge of his will be necessary to obedience , I know not how he that ...
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... tion . I am not very willing that any language should be totally extinguished . The similitude and derivation of languages afford the most indubitable proof of the traduc- tion of nations , and the genealogy of mankind . They add often ...
... tion . I am not very willing that any language should be totally extinguished . The similitude and derivation of languages afford the most indubitable proof of the traduc- tion of nations , and the genealogy of mankind . They add often ...
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... tion . As there appears no objection to your complying with Mr. Boswell's wishes on the subject , you are at full liberty to deliver it to that gentleman , to make such use of in his Life of Dr. Johnson as he may think proper ...
... tion . As there appears no objection to your complying with Mr. Boswell's wishes on the subject , you are at full liberty to deliver it to that gentleman , to make such use of in his Life of Dr. Johnson as he may think proper ...
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