The Works of Samuel Johnson, Volume 3Pafraets Book Company, 1903 |
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Pagina 13
... tion , and extirpating wickedness by lenity , is so remote from common practice , that I might reason- ably fear to expose it to the publick , could it be supported only by my own observations : I shall , therefore , by ascribing it to ...
... tion , and extirpating wickedness by lenity , is so remote from common practice , that I might reason- ably fear to expose it to the publick , could it be supported only by my own observations : I shall , therefore , by ascribing it to ...
Pagina 24
... tion to myself , bound to a haberdasher . My master , who had no conception of any virtue , merit , or dignity , but that of being rich , had all the good qualities which naturally arise from a close and unwearied attention to the main ...
... tion to myself , bound to a haberdasher . My master , who had no conception of any virtue , merit , or dignity , but that of being rich , had all the good qualities which naturally arise from a close and unwearied attention to the main ...
Pagina 26
... tion and respect ; and therefore resolved , when we met again , to rouse my spirit , and force myself into notice . I went very early to the next weekly meet- ing , and was entertaining a small circle very success- fully with a minute ...
... tion and respect ; and therefore resolved , when we met again , to rouse my spirit , and force myself into notice . I went very early to the next weekly meet- ing , and was entertaining a small circle very success- fully with a minute ...
Pagina 29
... tion , will blush at the stare of petulant incredulity , and suffer himself to be driven by a burst of laughter , from the fortresses of demonstration . The mechanist will be afraid to assert before hardy contradiction , the possibility ...
... tion , will blush at the stare of petulant incredulity , and suffer himself to be driven by a burst of laughter , from the fortresses of demonstration . The mechanist will be afraid to assert before hardy contradiction , the possibility ...
Pagina 40
... tion by appearances of dignity , or promises of happiness , may restrain the mind from excursion and inquiry ; curiosity may be equally destroyed by less formidable enemies ; it may be dissipated in trifles , or congealed by indolence ...
... tion by appearances of dignity , or promises of happiness , may restrain the mind from excursion and inquiry ; curiosity may be equally destroyed by less formidable enemies ; it may be dissipated in trifles , or congealed by indolence ...
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