Boswell's Life of Johnson, Količina 4A. Constable and Company, 1903 |
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Stran 26
... truth was not so firm as to bid defiance to all attacks , so that it might be shot at as much as people choose to attempt , and yet remain unhurt . JOHNSON : ' Then , sir , it would not be shot at . Nobody attempts to dispute that two ...
... truth was not so firm as to bid defiance to all attacks , so that it might be shot at as much as people choose to attempt , and yet remain unhurt . JOHNSON : ' Then , sir , it would not be shot at . Nobody attempts to dispute that two ...
Stran 134
... truth doth truth deserve ; Then be he such , as she his worth may see , And , alwaies one , credit with her preserve : Not toying kynd , nor causelessly unkynd , ̧ Not stirring thoughts , nor yet denying right , Not spying faults , nor ...
... truth doth truth deserve ; Then be he such , as she his worth may see , And , alwaies one , credit with her preserve : Not toying kynd , nor causelessly unkynd , ̧ Not stirring thoughts , nor yet denying right , Not spying faults , nor ...
Stran 296
... truth there must be a dissolution of society . As it is , there is so little truth , that we are almost afraid to trust our ears ; but how should we be , if falsehood were multi- plied ten times ! Society is held together by com ...
... truth there must be a dissolution of society . As it is , there is so little truth , that we are almost afraid to trust our ears ; but how should we be , if falsehood were multi- plied ten times ! Society is held together by com ...
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