The Life of Samuel Johnson, Volum 3Gabriel Wells, 1922 |
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... write the life of him who excelled all mankind in writing the lives of others , and who , whether we confider his extraordinary endow menas , or his various works , has been equalled by few in any age , in arduous , and may be reckoned ...
... write the life of him who excelled all mankind in writing the lives of others , and who , whether we confider his extraordinary endow menas , or his various works , has been equalled by few in any age , in arduous , and may be reckoned ...
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... write to you , without knowing very well why . I could now 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 ...
... write to you , without knowing very well why . I could now 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 ...
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... 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 distinction . A man who has a laced waistcoat is too fine a man to work ; but ...
... 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 distinction . A man who has a laced waistcoat is too fine a man to work ; but ...
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