The Life of Samuel Johnson, Volum 3Gabriel Wells, 1922 |
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Pàgina 89
... true , as we may know facts in common life to be true . Motives are generally unknown . We cannot trust to the characters we find in history , unless when they are drawn by those who knew the persons ; as those , for instance , by ...
... true , as we may know facts in common life to be true . Motives are generally unknown . We cannot trust to the characters we find in history , unless when they are drawn by those who knew the persons ; as those , for instance , by ...
Pàgina 152
... true test of civilization . Gentlemen of education , he observed , were pretty much the same in all countries ; the con- dition of the lower orders , the poor especially , was the true mark of national discrimination . ' " When the corn ...
... true test of civilization . Gentlemen of education , he observed , were pretty much the same in all countries ; the con- dition of the lower orders , the poor especially , was the true mark of national discrimination . ' " When the corn ...
Pàgina 193
... true light . Then , Sir , they talk of our meet- ing our relations : but then all relationship is dissolved ; and we shall have no regard for one person more than another , but for their real value . However , we shall either have the ...
... true light . Then , Sir , they talk of our meet- ing our relations : but then all relationship is dissolved ; and we shall have no regard for one person more than another , but for their real value . However , we shall either have the ...
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