The life of Samuel Johnson. [Followed by] The journal of a tour to the Hebrides, Volum 31851 |
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... common remark , that a man may be , upon the whole , richer by marrying a woman with a very small portion , because a woman of fortune will be proportionally expensive ; whereas a woman who brings none will be very moderate in expenses ...
... common remark , that a man may be , upon the whole , richer by marrying a woman with a very small portion , because a woman of fortune will be proportionally expensive ; whereas a woman who brings none will be very moderate in expenses ...
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... common soldiers are worse thought of than other men in the same rank of life — such as labourers . " JOHNSON : " Why , Sir , a common soldier is usually a very gross man , and any quality which procures respect may be overwhelmed by ...
... common soldiers are worse thought of than other men in the same rank of life — such as labourers . " JOHNSON : " Why , Sir , a common soldier is usually a very gross man , and any quality which procures respect may be overwhelmed by ...
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... common law . Would it not rather weaken the right of primogeniture , or any other old and universally acknowledged right , should the legislature pass an act in favour of it ? In my " Letter to the People of Scot- land , against ...
... common law . Would it not rather weaken the right of primogeniture , or any other old and universally acknowledged right , should the legislature pass an act in favour of it ? In my " Letter to the People of Scot- land , against ...
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James Boswell Robert Carruthers. myself to read it , only because it was a common topic of conversation . I found it mighty dull ; and , as to the style , it is fit for the second table . ' Why he thought so I was at a loss to conceive ...
James Boswell Robert Carruthers. myself to read it , only because it was a common topic of conversation . I found it mighty dull ; and , as to the style , it is fit for the second table . ' Why he thought so I was at a loss to conceive ...
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... common people keep their stations . And so , were higher attainments to become general , the effect would be the same . " 66 Goldsmith , " he said , " referred every thing to vanity ; his virtues and his vices too were from that motive ...
... common people keep their stations . And so , were higher attainments to become general , the effect would be the same . " 66 Goldsmith , " he said , " referred every thing to vanity ; his virtues and his vices too were from that motive ...
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The Life of Samuel Johnson, LL.D.: Including a Journal of a Tour to ..., Volum 3 James Boswell Visualització completa - 1831 |
The Life of Samuel Johnson, Including A Journal of a Tour to the ..., Volum 3 James Boswell Visualització de fragments - 1909 |
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