The Life of Samuel Johnson, LL.D.: Comprehending an Account of His Studies, and Numerous Works ... and Various Original Pieces ... Never Before Published ...T. Cadell and W. Davis, 1804 |
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... publick life . People may be honest , though they are doing wrong : that is , between their Maker and them . But we , who are suffering by their pernicious conduct , are to destroy them . We are sure that ——— acts from interest . We ...
... publick life . People may be honest , though they are doing wrong : that is , between their Maker and them . But we , who are suffering by their pernicious conduct , are to destroy them . We are sure that ——— acts from interest . We ...
Page 50
... publick in- stitutions , almost all the good is done by one man , by whom the rest are driven on ; owing to confidence in him , and indolence in them . " " Lord Chesterfield's Letters to his son , I think , might be made a very pretty ...
... publick in- stitutions , almost all the good is done by one man , by whom the rest are driven on ; owing to confidence in him , and indolence in them . " " Lord Chesterfield's Letters to his son , I think , might be made a very pretty ...
Page 57
... publick censure , and open penance ; pe- nalties inflicted merely by ecclesiastical authority , at a time while the church had yet no help from the civil power ; while the hand of the magistrate lifted only the rod of persecution ; and ...
... publick censure , and open penance ; pe- nalties inflicted merely by ecclesiastical authority , at a time while the church had yet no help from the civil power ; while the hand of the magistrate lifted only the rod of persecution ; and ...
Page 58
... publick censure has been always considered as inherent in the Church ; and that this right was not conferred by the ... publick censure , grew in time the practice of auricular confession . Those who dreaded the blast of publick ...
... publick censure has been always considered as inherent in the Church ; and that this right was not conferred by the ... publick censure , grew in time the practice of auricular confession . Those who dreaded the blast of publick ...
Page 59
... publick at once , or publick by degrees , is the only question . And of a sudden 1776. and solemn publication the impression is deeper , and DR . JOHNSON . 59.
... publick at once , or publick by degrees , is the only question . And of a sudden 1776. and solemn publication the impression is deeper , and DR . JOHNSON . 59.
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