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He appears to have had , in common with almost all mankind , the ambition of
being , upon proper occasions , a merry fellow , and , in common with most of
them , to have been by nature , or by early habits , debarred from it . Nothing is
less ...
He appears to have had , in common with almost all mankind , the ambition of
being , upon proper occasions , a merry fellow , and , in common with most of
them , to have been by nature , or by early habits , debarred from it . Nothing is
less ...
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him in his own opinion , and confirmed him in the hope , that , “ by labour and
intense study , which , says he , “ I take to be my portion in this life , joined with a
strong propensity of nature , ” he might “ leave something so written to aftertimes ,
as ...
him in his own opinion , and confirmed him in the hope , that , “ by labour and
intense study , which , says he , “ I take to be my portion in this life , joined with a
strong propensity of nature , ” he might “ leave something so written to aftertimes ,
as ...
Pagina 26
... that the knowledge of external nature , and the sciences which that knowledge
requires or includes , are not the great or the frequent business of the human
mind . Whether we provide for action or conversation , whether we wish to be
useful ...
... that the knowledge of external nature , and the sciences which that knowledge
requires or includes , are not the great or the frequent business of the human
mind . Whether we provide for action or conversation , whether we wish to be
useful ...
Pagina 27
Our intercourse with intellectual nature is necessary ; our speculations upon
matter are voluntary , and at leisure . Physiological learning is of such rare
emergence , that one may know another half his life , without being able to
estimate his ...
Our intercourse with intellectual nature is necessary ; our speculations upon
matter are voluntary , and at leisure . Physiological learning is of such rare
emergence , that one may know another half his life , without being able to
estimate his ...
Pagina 34
He resisted her entreaties for awhile ; “ but partly , ” says Philips , “ his own
generous nature , more inclinable to reconciliation than to perseverance in anger
or revenge , and partly the strong intercession of friends on both sides , soon
brought ...
He resisted her entreaties for awhile ; “ but partly , ” says Philips , “ his own
generous nature , more inclinable to reconciliation than to perseverance in anger
or revenge , and partly the strong intercession of friends on both sides , soon
brought ...
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| Titolo | The Works of Samuel Johnson, Volume 8 The Works of Samuel Johnson, Samuel Johnson |
| Autore | Samuel Johnson |
| Editore | Pafraets Book Company, 1908 |
| Provenienza dell'originale | Indiana University |
| Digitalizzato | 30 gen 2009 |
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