The Life of Samuel Johnson, Volum 3Gabriel Wells, 1922 |
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... tell why I should not write ; for who would write to men who publish the letters of their friends , without their leave ? Yet I write to you in spite of my caution , to tell you that I shall be glad to see you , and that I wish you ...
... tell why I should not write ; for who would write to men who publish the letters of their friends , without their leave ? Yet I write to you in spite of my caution , to tell you that I shall be glad to see you , and that I wish you ...
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... tell of almost all the living great what they do not wish told . ” GOLDSMITH . " It may , perhaps , be may , perhaps , be necessary for a native to be more cautious ; but a foreigner who comes among us without prejudice , may be ...
... tell of almost all the living great what they do not wish told . ” GOLDSMITH . " It may , perhaps , be may , perhaps , be necessary for a native to be more cautious ; but a foreigner who comes among us without prejudice , may be ...
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... tell a hundred political lies every day , and are not hurt by it . Surely , then , one may tell truth with safety . ' JOHNSON . " Why , Sir , in the first place , he who tells a hundred lies has disarmed the force of his lies . But ...
... tell a hundred political lies every day , and are not hurt by it . Surely , then , one may tell truth with safety . ' JOHNSON . " Why , Sir , in the first place , he who tells a hundred lies has disarmed the force of his lies . But ...
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