The Life of Samuel Johnson, LL. D.J. M. Dent & Company, 1931 |
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... present age , insisting that they were more faithful to their husbands , and more virtuous in every respect , than in former times , because their understand- ings were better cultivated . It was an undoubted proof of his good sense and ...
... present age , insisting that they were more faithful to their husbands , and more virtuous in every respect , than in former times , because their understand- ings were better cultivated . It was an undoubted proof of his good sense and ...
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... present . Politeness obliges us to appear pleased with a man's works when he is present . No man will be so ill bred as to question you . You may therefore pay compliments without saying what is not true . I should say to Lord Scarsdale ...
... present . Politeness obliges us to appear pleased with a man's works when he is present . No man will be so ill bred as to question you . You may therefore pay compliments without saying what is not true . I should say to Lord Scarsdale ...
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... present , could not suppress her indignation : " What , sir , ( said she , ) are you so unfeeling , as not even to offer to go to my brother in his distress ; you who have been so much obliged to him ? " And that Johnson answered ...
... present , could not suppress her indignation : " What , sir , ( said she , ) are you so unfeeling , as not even to offer to go to my brother in his distress ; you who have been so much obliged to him ? " And that Johnson answered ...
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