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... mean what he said . " JOHNSON . Nay , Sir , if he lied , it is a different thing . ' Colman slily said , ( but it is believed Dr. Johnson did not hear him , ) Then the proper expression should have been , —Sir , if you don't lie , you ...
... mean what he said . " JOHNSON . Nay , Sir , if he lied , it is a different thing . ' Colman slily said , ( but it is believed Dr. Johnson did not hear him , ) Then the proper expression should have been , —Sir , if you don't lie , you ...
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... means of getting a livelihood more difficult ; therefore the supporting them was an act of great benevolence ; now that the poor can find maintenance for themselves , and their labour is wanted , a general undiscerning hospitality tends ...
... means of getting a livelihood more difficult ; therefore the supporting them was an act of great benevolence ; now that the poor can find maintenance for themselves , and their labour is wanted , a general undiscerning hospitality tends ...
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... means deficient in literature , having discovered less acquaintance with one of 99 3 [ Johnson , in his Life of Milton , after mentioning that great poet's extraordinary fancy that the world was in its decay , and that his book was to ...
... means deficient in literature , having discovered less acquaintance with one of 99 3 [ Johnson , in his Life of Milton , after mentioning that great poet's extraordinary fancy that the world was in its decay , and that his book was to ...
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... mean , both from his own writings , and from the writings of those who dissented from his principles or who envied his reputation . But , as to favours , he had never received or asked any from the Bishop of Gloucester : and , if my ...
... mean , both from his own writings , and from the writings of those who dissented from his principles or who envied his reputation . But , as to favours , he had never received or asked any from the Bishop of Gloucester : and , if my ...
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... mean to deceive . When he thought there was intentional falsehood in the relater , his expres- sion was , " He lies , and he knows he lies . " Speaking of Pope's not having been known to excel in conversation , Johnson observes , that ...
... mean to deceive . When he thought there was intentional falsehood in the relater , his expres- sion was , " He lies , and he knows he lies . " Speaking of Pope's not having been known to excel in conversation , Johnson observes , that ...
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