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... consider , Sir , that a House of Commons is to the people as a creature is to its Creator . ' To this question , said Dr. Johnson , I could have replied , that -in the first place the idea of a CREATOR must be such as that he has a ...
... consider , Sir , that a House of Commons is to the people as a creature is to its Creator . ' To this question , said Dr. Johnson , I could have replied , that -in the first place the idea of a CREATOR must be such as that he has a ...
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... considering the works of a poet , ' that " amendments are seldom made without some token of a rent ; " but I do not find that this is applicable to prose . 2 We shall see that though his amendments in this work are for the I Life of ...
... considering the works of a poet , ' that " amendments are seldom made without some token of a rent ; " but I do not find that this is applicable to prose . 2 We shall see that though his amendments in this work are for the I Life of ...
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... consider it with particular attention . It will be afterwards re ferred to in this work . 5 [ I have since observed , that Johnson has further enforced the propriety of exhibiting the faults of virtuous and eminent men in their true ...
... consider it with particular attention . It will be afterwards re ferred to in this work . 5 [ I have since observed , that Johnson has further enforced the propriety of exhibiting the faults of virtuous and eminent men in their true ...
Pàgina 63
... consider- able share of merit , and to display a pretty successful imitation of Johnson's style . When I mentioned this to a very eminent literary character , he opposed me vehemently , exclaiming , " No , no , it is not a good ...
... consider- able share of merit , and to display a pretty successful imitation of Johnson's style . When I mentioned this to a very eminent literary character , he opposed me vehemently , exclaiming , " No , no , it is not a good ...
Pàgina 67
... objected , that many of my various read- ings are inconsiderable , those who make an objection S Etat . 72 . 1781. will be pleased to consider , that such small F 2 DR . JOHNSON . 67 be written by a man of a peculiar [opinions...
... objected , that many of my various read- ings are inconsiderable , those who make an objection S Etat . 72 . 1781. will be pleased to consider , that such small F 2 DR . JOHNSON . 67 be written by a man of a peculiar [opinions...
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