Works of Samuel Johnson, LL. D.T. Tegg, 1824 |
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Page 19
... inquire , for I had no par- ticular pleasure in subverting the reputation of Milton , which I had myself once endeavoured to exalt * ; and of which , the foundation had always remained untouched by me , had not my credit and * Virorum ...
... inquire , for I had no par- ticular pleasure in subverting the reputation of Milton , which I had myself once endeavoured to exalt * ; and of which , the foundation had always remained untouched by me , had not my credit and * Virorum ...
Page 49
... inquire into its nature and essence ; or what it is that constitutes one action evil and another good . Various have been the opinions of various authors on this criterion of virtue ; and this variety has rendered that doubtful , which ...
... inquire into its nature and essence ; or what it is that constitutes one action evil and another good . Various have been the opinions of various authors on this criterion of virtue ; and this variety has rendered that doubtful , which ...
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... inquire whether man was ever omniscient , whether he was ever omnipotent , whether he ever had even the lower power of archangels or angels . Their answers will soon inform him , that the supposed perfection of man was not absolute ...
... inquire whether man was ever omniscient , whether he was ever omnipotent , whether he ever had even the lower power of archangels or angels . Their answers will soon inform him , that the supposed perfection of man was not absolute ...
Page 73
... inquire , whether a smaller number of legal votes can elect a representative in opposition to a greater , must receive from every tongue the same answer . The question , therefore , must be , whether a smaller number of legal votes ...
... inquire , whether a smaller number of legal votes can elect a representative in opposition to a greater , must receive from every tongue the same answer . The question , therefore , must be , whether a smaller number of legal votes ...
Page 88
... inquires what was their petition . Of the petition nothing is remembered by the narrator , but that it spoke much of fears and apprehensions , and something very alarming , and that he is sure it is against the government ; the other is ...
... inquires what was their petition . Of the petition nothing is remembered by the narrator , but that it spoke much of fears and apprehensions , and something very alarming , and that he is sure it is against the government ; the other is ...
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