The Life of Samuel Johnson, Volum 3Gabriel Wells, 1922 |
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... Speaking of Burke , he said , ' It was com- monly observed , he spoke too often in parliament ; but nobody could say he did not speak well , though too frequently and too familiarly . ' " Speaking of economy , he remarked , it was ...
... Speaking of Burke , he said , ' It was com- monly observed , he spoke too often in parliament ; but nobody could say he did not speak well , though too frequently and too familiarly . ' " Speaking of economy , he remarked , it was ...
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... speak in the Society of Arts and Sciences , but " had found he could not get on . " From Mr. William Ger- rard Hamilton I have heard that Johnson , when observing to him that it was prudent for a man who had not been accustomed to speak ...
... speak in the Society of Arts and Sciences , but " had found he could not get on . " From Mr. William Ger- rard Hamilton I have heard that Johnson , when observing to him that it was prudent for a man who had not been accustomed to speak ...
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... speaking . " Action can have no effect upon reasonable minds . It may augment noise , but it never can enforce argument . If you speak to a dog , you use action ; you hold up your hand thus , because he is a brute ; and in proportion as ...
... speaking . " Action can have no effect upon reasonable minds . It may augment noise , but it never can enforce argument . If you speak to a dog , you use action ; you hold up your hand thus , because he is a brute ; and in proportion as ...
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