Boswell's Life of Johnson: Tour to the Hebrides (1773) and Journey into North Wales (1774)Clarendon Press, 1887 |
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... expression . He united a most logical head with a most fertile imagination , which gave him an extraordinary advantage in arguing ; for he could reason close or wide , as he saw best for the moment . He could , when he chose it , be the ...
... expression . He united a most logical head with a most fertile imagination , which gave him an extraordinary advantage in arguing ; for he could reason close or wide , as he saw best for the moment . He could , when he chose it , be the ...
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... expression , meaning to reprove with such severity that the person reproved shrinks and becomes abashed ) , and said , ' Beast that thou art ! shall I keep my servant in pain for thy sake ? ' And when I said , ' Lord , what then shall I ...
... expression , meaning to reprove with such severity that the person reproved shrinks and becomes abashed ) , and said , ' Beast that thou art ! shall I keep my servant in pain for thy sake ? ' And when I said , ' Lord , what then shall I ...
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... expressed his belief in the authenticity of Ossian's Poetry1 . Dr. Johnson took the opposite side of that perplexed question ; and I was afraid the dispute would have run high between them . But Sir Adolphus , who had a very sweet ...
... expressed his belief in the authenticity of Ossian's Poetry1 . Dr. Johnson took the opposite side of that perplexed question ; and I was afraid the dispute would have run high between them . But Sir Adolphus , who had a very sweet ...
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... expression , or even thought , in prayers and entreaties , which does not imply that these prayers have an influence . Thirdly , this figure is very dangerous , and leads directly , and even unavoidably , to impiety and blasphemy ...
... expression , or even thought , in prayers and entreaties , which does not imply that these prayers have an influence . Thirdly , this figure is very dangerous , and leads directly , and even unavoidably , to impiety and blasphemy ...
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... expressed . The village seemed to be irregularly built , some of the houses being of clay , some of brick , and some of brick and stone . Dr. Johnson observed , they thatched well here . I I was a little acquainted with Mr. Forbes , the ...
... expressed . The village seemed to be irregularly built , some of the houses being of clay , some of brick , and some of brick and stone . Dr. Johnson observed , they thatched well here . I I was a little acquainted with Mr. Forbes , the ...
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