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JOHNSON “ Sir , that all who are happy are equally happy , is not true . A peasant and a philosopher may be equally satisfied , but not equally happy . Happiness consists in the multiplicity of agreeable consciousness .
JOHNSON “ Sir , that all who are happy are equally happy , is not true . A peasant and a philosopher may be equally satisfied , but not equally happy . Happiness consists in the multiplicity of agreeable consciousness .
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On his favourite subject of subordination , Johnson said , “ So far is it from being true that men are naturally equal , that no two people can be half an hour together , but one shall acquire an evident superiority over the other .
On his favourite subject of subordination , Johnson said , “ So far is it from being true that men are naturally equal , that no two people can be half an hour together , but one shall acquire an evident superiority over the other .
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... is true , sir , that she wrote it before she was acquainted with me ; but she has not told you that I wrote it all over again , except two lines . ” The Fountains , + a beautiful little fairy tale in prose , written with exquisite ...
... is true , sir , that she wrote it before she was acquainted with me ; but she has not told you that I wrote it all over again , except two lines . ” The Fountains , + a beautiful little fairy tale in prose , written with exquisite ...
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Perhaps no man who had spent his whole life in courts could have shown a more nice and dignified sense of true politeness than Johnson did in this instance . His majesty having observed to him that he supposed he must have read a great ...
Perhaps no man who had spent his whole life in courts could have shown a more nice and dignified sense of true politeness than Johnson did in this instance . His majesty having observed to him that he supposed he must have read a great ...
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... colleges are anxious to bave their students appear well in the university ; and there are excellent rules of discipline in every college . That the rules are sometimes ill observed , may be true ; but is nothing against the system .
... colleges are anxious to bave their students appear well in the university ; and there are excellent rules of discipline in every college . That the rules are sometimes ill observed , may be true ; but is nothing against the system .
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| Título | The Life of Samuel Johnson, LL.D. Oxford English classics Volume 2 de The Life of Samuel Johnson, LL.D, James Boswell |
| Autor | James Boswell |
| Colaboradores | David Alphonso Talboys, William Pickering, Talboys and Wheeler |
| Editora | Talboys and Wheeler; and William Pickering, London., 1826 |
| Original de | Biblioteca Pública de Lyon (Bibliothèque jésuite des Fontaines) |
| Digitalizado | 21 Set 2010 |
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