The Life of Samuel Johnson: Together with The Journal of a Tour to the Hebrides, Volum 3G. Bell, 1884 |
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... reasons very wittily , but not very convincingly . Now , take the instance of building : the mason's wife , if she is ever seen in liquor , is ruined : the mason may get himself drunk as often as he pleases , with little loss of ...
... reasons very wittily , but not very convincingly . Now , take the instance of building : the mason's wife , if she is ever seen in liquor , is ruined : the mason may get himself drunk as often as he pleases , with little loss of ...
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... reason to complain . Every saint in heaven will have as much happiness as he can hold . " Mr. Dilly thought this a clear , though a familiar , illustration of the phrase , “ One star differeth from another in brightness . " Dr. Mayo ...
... reason to complain . Every saint in heaven will have as much happiness as he can hold . " Mr. Dilly thought this a clear , though a familiar , illustration of the phrase , “ One star differeth from another in brightness . " Dr. Mayo ...
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... reasons ; first , because she has the world with her , who have been praising Garrick these thirty years ; and , secondly , because she is rewarded for it by Garrick . Why should she flatter me ? I can do nothing for her . Let her carry ...
... reasons ; first , because she has the world with her , who have been praising Garrick these thirty years ; and , secondly , because she is rewarded for it by Garrick . Why should she flatter me ? I can do nothing for her . Let her carry ...
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... reason to complain , though no more of it should be given to us . But if our only state of existence were in this world , then we might with some reason complain that we are so dissatisfied with our enjoyments compared with our desires ...
... reason to complain , though no more of it should be given to us . But if our only state of existence were in this world , then we might with some reason complain that we are so dissatisfied with our enjoyments compared with our desires ...
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... reason is plain ; intelligent readers had seen more of France than I had . You might have liked my travels in France , and THE CLUB might have liked them ; but , upon the whole , there would have been more ridicule than good pro- duced ...
... reason is plain ; intelligent readers had seen more of France than I had . You might have liked my travels in France , and THE CLUB might have liked them ; but , upon the whole , there would have been more ridicule than good pro- duced ...
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