The Life of Samuel Johnson, LL. D.: Together with The Journal of a Tour to the Hebrides, Volumen2G. Bell and sons, 1889 |
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... political pamphlet Mr. Strahan endeavours to get Johnson into the House of Commons Burke's opinion of what Johnson's power would have been as a speaker . Boswell's fourth visit to London Boswell proposes to buy St. Kilda Johnson ...
... political pamphlet Mr. Strahan endeavours to get Johnson into the House of Commons Burke's opinion of what Johnson's power would have been as a speaker . Boswell's fourth visit to London Boswell proposes to buy St. Kilda Johnson ...
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... politics . His " Prayer before the Study of Law " is truly admirable : - : - " Sept. 26 , 1765. Almighty God , the ... political life . In the general election , May , 1754 , he entered Parliament as member for Petersfield , Hampshire ...
... politics . His " Prayer before the Study of Law " is truly admirable : - : - " Sept. 26 , 1765. Almighty God , the ... political life . In the general election , May , 1754 , he entered Parliament as member for Petersfield , Hampshire ...
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... politics . But Mr. Boswell was certainly mistaken in this respect : and these words merely allude to Johnson's having at ... political topics which should be con- sidered in Parliament . " In consequence of this engagement , Johnson , in ...
... politics . But Mr. Boswell was certainly mistaken in this respect : and these words merely allude to Johnson's having at ... political topics which should be con- sidered in Parliament . " In consequence of this engagement , Johnson , in ...
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... political considera- tions of the disadvantage of keeping up the distinction between the Highlanders and the other inhabitants of North Britain . Dr. Johnson being informed of this , I suppose by Mr. Drummond , wrote with a generous ...
... political considera- tions of the disadvantage of keeping up the distinction between the Highlanders and the other inhabitants of North Britain . Dr. Johnson being informed of this , I suppose by Mr. Drummond , wrote with a generous ...
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... political , the light of revelation , is a practice reserved for the reformed ; and , surely , the blackest midnight of popery is meridian sunshine to such a reformation . I am not very willing that any language should be totally ...
... political , the light of revelation , is a practice reserved for the reformed ; and , surely , the blackest midnight of popery is meridian sunshine to such a reformation . I am not very willing that any language should be totally ...
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Página 314 - The greatest part of a writer's time is spent in reading, in order to write ; a man will turn over half a library to make one book." I argued warmly against the Judges trading, and mentioned Hale as an instance of a perfect Judge, who devoted himself entirely to his office. JOHNSON. " Hale, Sir, attended to other things besides law : he left a great estate.
Página 24 - In every government, though terrors reign, Though tyrant kings or tyrant laws restrain, How small, of all that human hearts endure, That part which laws or kings can cause or cure ! Still to ourselves in every place consign'd, Our own felicity we make or find : With secret course, which no loud storms annoy, Glides the smooth current of domestic joy. The lifted axe, the agonizing wheel, Luke's iron crown, and Damien's bed of steel, To men remote from power but rarely known, Leave reason, faith, and...