Life of Samuel Johnson, LL.D.H. Washbourne, 1857 - 580 páginas |
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... knowledge was not desirable on its own account , for it often was a source of unhappiness ; " - JOHNSON : " Why , Sir , that knowledge may in some cases produce unhappiness , I allow . But , upon the whole , knowledge , per se , is ...
... knowledge was not desirable on its own account , for it often was a source of unhappiness ; " - JOHNSON : " Why , Sir , that knowledge may in some cases produce unhappiness , I allow . But , upon the whole , knowledge , per se , is ...
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... knowledge is not generally diffused . Knowledge is diffused among our people by the newspapers . " Sir Adam men- tioned the orators , poets , and artists of Greece . JOHNSON : " Sir , I am talking of the mass of the people . We see even ...
... knowledge is not generally diffused . Knowledge is diffused among our people by the newspapers . " Sir Adam men- tioned the orators , poets , and artists of Greece . JOHNSON : " Sir , I am talking of the mass of the people . We see even ...
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... knowledge . " He [ used ] waited for no felicities of fancy . " Or had ever elated his [ mind ] views born to that ideal perfection which every [ mind ] genius born to excel is condemned always to pursue and never overtake . " The ...
... knowledge . " He [ used ] waited for no felicities of fancy . " Or had ever elated his [ mind ] views born to that ideal perfection which every [ mind ] genius born to excel is condemned always to pursue and never overtake . " The ...
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