The Life of Samuel Johnson, LL.D., Volume 2Talboys and Wheeler, 1826 |
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Page 80
... called natural affection is born with us ? It seems to me to be the effect of habit , or of gratitude for kindness . No child has it for a parent whom it has not seen . " JOHNSON . " Why , sir , I think there is an instinctive natural ...
... called natural affection is born with us ? It seems to me to be the effect of habit , or of gratitude for kindness . No child has it for a parent whom it has not seen . " JOHNSON . " Why , sir , I think there is an instinctive natural ...
Page 85
... called that of the Roman catholick church , even while he was exerting himself for its reformation in some particulars . Sir Wil- liam Scott informs me , that he heard Johnson say , “ A mån who is converted from protestantism to popery ...
... called that of the Roman catholick church , even while he was exerting himself for its reformation in some particulars . Sir Wil- liam Scott informs me , that he heard Johnson say , “ A mån who is converted from protestantism to popery ...
Page 86
... called to me sternly , " Don't let us meet to - morrow . " I went home exceedingly uneasy . All the harsh ob- servations which I had ever heard made upon his cha- racter , crowded into my mind ; and I seemed to myself like the man who ...
... called to me sternly , " Don't let us meet to - morrow . " I went home exceedingly uneasy . All the harsh ob- servations which I had ever heard made upon his cha- racter , crowded into my mind ; and I seemed to myself like the man who ...
Page 91
... called The Remonstrance , by the reverend Mr. Stockdale , to whom he was , upon many occasions , a kind protector . The following admirable minute made by him , describes so well his own state , and that of numbers to whom self ...
... called The Remonstrance , by the reverend Mr. Stockdale , to whom he was , upon many occasions , a kind protector . The following admirable minute made by him , describes so well his own state , and that of numbers to whom self ...
Page 106
... called him the Ca- liban of literature ; ' Well , ' said he , ' I must dub him the Punchinello . ' " Speaking of the old earl of Cork , and Orrery , he said , □ Johnson's indignation against Mallet was chiefly aroused by his editing ...
... called him the Ca- liban of literature ; ' Well , ' said he , ' I must dub him the Punchinello . ' " Speaking of the old earl of Cork , and Orrery , he said , □ Johnson's indignation against Mallet was chiefly aroused by his editing ...
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The Life of Samuel Johnson, LLD: Comprehending an Account of His Studies and ... James Boswell No preview available - 2015 |
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