Boswell's Life of Johnson: Tour to the Hebrides (1773) and Journey into North Wales (1774)Clarendon Press, 1887 |
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... thing relative to so great a man is worth observing . I remember Dr. Adam Smith , in his rhetorical lectures at Glasgow ' , told us he was glad to know that Milton wore latchets in his shoes , instead of buckles . When I mention the oak ...
... thing relative to so great a man is worth observing . I remember Dr. Adam Smith , in his rhetorical lectures at Glasgow ' , told us he was glad to know that Milton wore latchets in his shoes , instead of buckles . When I mention the oak ...
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... things . A smith is ten miles off : they'll do without a nail or a staple . A taylor is far from them : they'll botch their own clothes . It is being concentrated which produces high convenience1 . ' Sir William Forbes , Mr. Scott , and ...
... things . A smith is ten miles off : they'll do without a nail or a staple . A taylor is far from them : they'll botch their own clothes . It is being concentrated which produces high convenience1 . ' Sir William Forbes , Mr. Scott , and ...
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... thing . But this ap- plies to very few of the species . My definition of Man is , ' a Cooking animal . ' The beasts ... things , each of which would have served a noted wit ( whom he named ) to live upon for a twelvemonth . I find ...
... thing . But this ap- plies to very few of the species . My definition of Man is , ' a Cooking animal . ' The beasts ... things , each of which would have served a noted wit ( whom he named ) to live upon for a twelvemonth . I find ...
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... thing extraordinary . ' He said , he believed Burke was intended for the law ; but either had not money enough to follow it , or had not diligence enough 3. He said , he could not understand how a man could apply to one thing , and not ...
... thing extraordinary . ' He said , he believed Burke was intended for the law ; but either had not money enough to follow it , or had not diligence enough 3. He said , he could not understand how a man could apply to one thing , and not ...
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... things . JOHNSON . ' Why , Sir , I take it , he was at the height of what his abilities could do , and was sensible of it . He had the ordinary advantages of education ; but he chose to pursue that oratory which is for the mob ...
... things . JOHNSON . ' Why , Sir , I take it , he was at the height of what his abilities could do , and was sensible of it . He had the ordinary advantages of education ; but he chose to pursue that oratory which is for the mob ...
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