The Life of Samuel Johnson, Volum 3Gabriel Wells, 1922 |
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... less thinned at one period than another , whether by emigrations , war , or pestilence , not by their being more or less pro- lifick . Births at all times bear the same propor- tion to the same number of people . " BOSWELL . " But , to ...
... less thinned at one period than another , whether by emigrations , war , or pestilence , not by their being more or less pro- lifick . Births at all times bear the same propor- tion to the same number of people . " BOSWELL . " But , to ...
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... less occasion is there for law ; that is to say , the less occasion is there for investigating principles . " SIR A. " I have been correcting several Scotch accents in my friend Boswell . I doubt , Sir , if any Scotchman ever attains to ...
... less occasion is there for law ; that is to say , the less occasion is there for investigating principles . " SIR A. " I have been correcting several Scotch accents in my friend Boswell . I doubt , Sir , if any Scotchman ever attains to ...
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... less industrious . JOHNSON . " No , Sir . While learning to read and write is a distinction , the few who have that distinction may be the less inclined to work ; but when every body learns to read and write , it is no longer a ...
... less industrious . JOHNSON . " No , Sir . While learning to read and write is a distinction , the few who have that distinction may be the less inclined to work ; but when every body learns to read and write , it is no longer a ...
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