The Life of Samuel Johnson, LL.D.: Comprehending an Account of His Studies and Numerous Works, ... By James Boswell, Esq, Volume 3H. Baldwin and Son, 1799 |
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... Nature , " in which that celebrated mathema- tician is represented as being subject to fits of yawn- ing so violent as to render him incapable of proceed- ing in his lecture ; a story altogether unfounded , but for the publication of ...
... Nature , " in which that celebrated mathema- tician is represented as being subject to fits of yawn- ing so violent as to render him incapable of proceed- ing in his lecture ; a story altogether unfounded , but for the publication of ...
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... natural to suppose that he told his story in his own way ; and it is certain that he was not a very sturdy moralist . " This explanation appears to me very satisfactory . It is , however , to be observed , that the story told by Johnson ...
... natural to suppose that he told his story in his own way ; and it is certain that he was not a very sturdy moralist . " This explanation appears to me very satisfactory . It is , however , to be observed , that the story told by Johnson ...
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... and be satisfied what pure nature can do for man . JOHN- SON , " What could you learn , Sir ? What can savages tell , but what they themselves have seen ? Of the past , or the invisible , they can. 46 [ ÆTAT . 67 % THE LIFE OF ...
... and be satisfied what pure nature can do for man . JOHN- SON , " What could you learn , Sir ? What can savages tell , but what they themselves have seen ? Of the past , or the invisible , they can. 46 [ ÆTAT . 67 % THE LIFE OF ...
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... nature ; for it is plain they broke off from some other people . Had they grown out of the ground , you might have judged of a state of pure nature . Fanciful people may talk of a my- thology being amongst them ; but it must be in ...
... nature ; for it is plain they broke off from some other people . Had they grown out of the ground , you might have judged of a state of pure nature . Fanciful people may talk of a my- thology being amongst them ; but it must be in ...
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... nature . Power , in whatever hands it is placed , will be sometimes improperly exerted ; yet courts of law must judge , though they will sometimes judge amiss . A father must instruct his children , though he him- self may often want ...
... nature . Power , in whatever hands it is placed , will be sometimes improperly exerted ; yet courts of law must judge , though they will sometimes judge amiss . A father must instruct his children , though he him- self may often want ...
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