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... those fo old , that his feet were feen through them : a gentleman of his college , the father of an eminent clergyman now living , directed a fervitor one morning to place a new pair at the door of Johnson's chamber , who , fee- ing ...
... those fo old , that his feet were feen through them : a gentleman of his college , the father of an eminent clergyman now living , directed a fervitor one morning to place a new pair at the door of Johnson's chamber , who , fee- ing ...
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... Those who were to be their difciples , profeffed , it is true , a fuperftitious religion , in fome parts Judaical , in many others re- fembling that of the church of Rome ; but it had had C 4 little little effect on their minds : moral ...
... Those who were to be their difciples , profeffed , it is true , a fuperftitious religion , in fome parts Judaical , in many others re- fembling that of the church of Rome ; but it had had C 4 little little effect on their minds : moral ...
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... those who were fuffi- ciently inftructed , and paffing through them with great veffels of water , baptized them according to the form prefcribed by the church . As their num- ber was very great , we cried aloud - those of this rank are ...
... those who were fuffi- ciently inftructed , and paffing through them with great veffels of water , baptized them according to the form prefcribed by the church . As their num- ber was very great , we cried aloud - those of this rank are ...
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... those other that owe their existence to interested motives , and , being the offspring of another parent , may , in fome fenfe , be faid to be illegitimate ; but , Johnson knew of no fuch diftinction , and would never acqui- efce in it ...
... those other that owe their existence to interested motives , and , being the offspring of another parent , may , in fome fenfe , be faid to be illegitimate ; but , Johnson knew of no fuch diftinction , and would never acqui- efce in it ...
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... those in the House of Lords are appropriated , otherwife , than by such words as thefe : A noble Duke ftood up , and faid , ' This speech was anfwered by a Northern Peer , ' and other fuch vague defignations . In thofe in the House of ...
... those in the House of Lords are appropriated , otherwife , than by such words as thefe : A noble Duke ftood up , and faid , ' This speech was anfwered by a Northern Peer , ' and other fuch vague defignations . In thofe in the House of ...
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Page 350 - Certainly, it is heaven upon earth, to have a man's mind move in charity, rest in providence, and turn upon the poles of truth.
Page 299 - ... representing him on horseback, with a lance in one hand and a book in the other...
Page 235 - A physician in a great city seems to be the mere plaything of fortune; his degree of reputation is, for the most part, totally casual — they that employ him know not his excellence; they that reject him know not his deficience.
Page 519 - From zeal or malice now no more we dread, For English vengeance wars not with the dead, A generous foe regards with pitying eye The man whom fate has laid where all must lie. To wit, reviving from its author's dust, Be kind, ye judges, or at least be just : Let no renewed hostilities invade Th' oblivious grave's inviolable shade.
Page 197 - Then, crush'd by rules, and weaken'd as refin'd, For years the pow'r of tragedy declin'd; From bard to bard the frigid caution crept, Till Declamation roar'd whilst Passion slept; Yet still did Virtue deign the stage to tread, Philosophy remain'd though Nature fled.
Page 198 - Ah ! let not Censure term our fate our choice, The stage but echoes back the public voice ; The drama's laws, the drama's patrons give, For we that live to please, must please to live.
Page 63 - ... light that it appears to me, I hope you will burn this, and pardon me for giving you so much trouble about an impracticable thing ; but, if you think there is a probability of obtaining the favour asked, I am sure your humanity, and propensity to relieve merit in distress, will incline you to serve the poor man, without my adding any more to the -trouble I have already given you, than assuring you that I am, with great truth, sir, " Your faithful servant,
Page 557 - The busy day, the peaceful night, Unfelt, uncounted, glided by ; His frame was firm, his powers were bright, Though now his eightieth year was nigh. Then, with no throbs of fiery pain, No cold gradations of decay, Death broke at once the vital chain, And freed his soul the nearest way.
Page 175 - The books he used for this purpose were what he had in his own collection, a copious but a miserably ragged one, and all such as he could borrow; which latter, if ever they came back to those that lent them, were so defaced as to be scarce worth owning, and yet, some of his friends were glad to receive and entertain them as curiosities.
Page 126 - He will learn, sir, that to accuse and prove are very different, and that reproaches unsupported by evidence affect only the character of him that utters them. Excursions of fancy, and flights of oratory, are indeed, pardonable in young...