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Page 253
... knowledge was not desirable on its own account , for it often was a source of unhappiness . " JOHNSON . " Why , Sir , that knowledge may in some cases produce unhappiness , I allow . But , upon the whole , knowledge , per se , is ...
... knowledge was not desirable on its own account , for it often was a source of unhappiness . " JOHNSON . " Why , Sir , that knowledge may in some cases produce unhappiness , I allow . But , upon the whole , knowledge , per se , is ...
Page 320
... knowledge had opposed the scheme of translating the holy scriptures into the Erse or Gaelick language , from political considerations of the disadvantage of keeping up the distinction between the Highlanders and the other inhabitants of ...
... knowledge had opposed the scheme of translating the holy scriptures into the Erse or Gaelick language , from political considerations of the disadvantage of keeping up the distinction between the Highlanders and the other inhabitants of ...
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... knowledge , or claret and ignorance . " Dr. Robertson , ( who is very companion- able , ) was beginning to dissent as to the proscription of claret . JOHNSON : ( with a placid smile . ) " Nay , Sir , you shall not differ with me ; as I ...
... knowledge , or claret and ignorance . " Dr. Robertson , ( who is very companion- able , ) was beginning to dissent as to the proscription of claret . JOHNSON : ( with a placid smile . ) " Nay , Sir , you shall not differ with me ; as I ...
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