The life of Samuel Johnson. [Followed by] The journal of a tour to the Hebrides, Volum 31851 |
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Pàgina 15
... less valued as not being rare . " JOHNSON : " Nay , Sir , wherever a par- ticular character or profession is high in the estimation of a people , those who are of it will be valued above other men . We value an Englishman high in this ...
... less valued as not being rare . " JOHNSON : " Nay , Sir , wherever a par- ticular character or profession is high in the estimation of a people , those who are of it will be valued above other men . We value an Englishman high in this ...
Pàgina 19
... less of the one , as well as of the other , in proportion to the force of law . All men will naturally commit fornication , as all men will naturally steal . And , Sir , it is very absurd to argue , as has been often done , that pros ...
... less of the one , as well as of the other , in proportion to the force of law . All men will naturally commit fornication , as all men will naturally steal . And , Sir , it is very absurd to argue , as has been often done , that pros ...
Pàgina 21
... less pleasing than surprising . I remember he once observed to me , It is wonderful , Sir , what is to be found in London . The most literary conversation that I ever enjoyed was at the table of Jack Ellis , a money scrivener behind the ...
... less pleasing than surprising . I remember he once observed to me , It is wonderful , Sir , what is to be found in London . The most literary conversation that I ever enjoyed was at the table of Jack Ellis , a money scrivener behind the ...
Pàgina 41
... less restrained than women . Were a woman sitting in company to put out her legs before her as most men do , we should be tempted to kick them in . " No man was a more attentive and nice observer of behaviour in those in whose company ...
... less restrained than women . Were a woman sitting in company to put out her legs before her as most men do , we should be tempted to kick them in . " No man was a more attentive and nice observer of behaviour in those in whose company ...
Pàgina 48
... less ungracious from that man , who had behaved so ill by his original libel , and , at the time , when he received the reproach he complains of . In the last article all the plaintiffs are equally concerned . It struck me also with ...
... less ungracious from that man , who had behaved so ill by his original libel , and , at the time , when he received the reproach he complains of . In the last article all the plaintiffs are equally concerned . It struck me also with ...
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