The Life of Samuel Johnson, LL. D.: Comprehending an Account of His Studies, and Numerous Works, in Chronological Order ; a Series of His Epistolary Correspondence and Conversations with Many Eminent Persons ; and Various Original Pieces of His Composition, Never Before Published ; the Whole Exhibiting a View of Literature and Literary Men in Great Britain, for Near Half a Century During which He Flourished, Volume 5J. Richardson, 1821 |
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... consider your Lordships as the protectors of our rights , and the guardians of our virtues ; but believe it not included in your high office , that you should flatter our vices , or solace our vanity ; and , as vanity only dictates this ...
... consider your Lordships as the protectors of our rights , and the guardians of our virtues ; but believe it not included in your high office , that you should flatter our vices , or solace our vanity ; and , as vanity only dictates this ...
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... consider our friendship not only as formed by choice , but as matured by time . We have been now long enough acquainted to have many images in common , and therefore to have a source of conversation which neither the learning nor the ...
... consider our friendship not only as formed by choice , but as matured by time . We have been now long enough acquainted to have many images in common , and therefore to have a source of conversation which neither the learning nor the ...
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... consider . You want to know what you shall I do not think this time of bustle and con- fusion ' like to produce any advantage to you . Every man has those to reward and gratify who have con- tributed to his advancement . To come hither ...
... consider . You want to know what you shall I do not think this time of bustle and con- fusion ' like to produce any advantage to you . Every man has those to reward and gratify who have con- tributed to his advancement . To come hither ...
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... consider debt only as an in- convenience ; you will find it a calamity . Poverty takes away so many means of doing good , and pro- duces so much inability to resist evil , both natural and moral , that it is by all virtuous means to be ...
... consider debt only as an in- convenience ; you will find it a calamity . Poverty takes away so many means of doing good , and pro- duces so much inability to resist evil , both natural and moral , that it is by all virtuous means to be ...
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... consider as more faulty than it is . A very importunate and oppressive disorder has for some time debarred me from the pleasures , and obstructed me in the duties of life . The esteem and kindness of wise and good men is one of the last ...
... consider as more faulty than it is . A very importunate and oppressive disorder has for some time debarred me from the pleasures , and obstructed me in the duties of life . The esteem and kindness of wise and good men is one of the last ...
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