Wit and Wisdom of Samuel JohnsonClarendon Press, 1888 - 323 pages |
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... wise in your and gay in company at a tavern in the s to take care of his own wisdom and his minding too much what others think10 ' humorous of men , ' incomparable at fun and comical humour , and love of gh was irresistible 11 ' ' He ...
... wise in your and gay in company at a tavern in the s to take care of his own wisdom and his minding too much what others think10 ' humorous of men , ' incomparable at fun and comical humour , and love of gh was irresistible 11 ' ' He ...
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... wise or ignorant , was yet The applause of a single human being ce ' he said , when a letter was read to › hnson , i . 230 . 121 . 6 2 Works , vii . 135 . um pecus . ' Horace i . Epistles xix . 19 . › hnson , ii . 74 . ies , ed . 1872 ...
... wise or ignorant , was yet The applause of a single human being ce ' he said , when a letter was read to › hnson , i . 230 . 121 . 6 2 Works , vii . 135 . um pecus . ' Horace i . Epistles xix . 19 . › hnson , ii . 74 . ies , ed . 1872 ...
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... arious readings of copies , and a passage , seem to be questions , without engaging the passions . all things make mean men proud ccasions ; or that all contrariety gard which every wise man has for his of that nd princes: ...
... arious readings of copies , and a passage , seem to be questions , without engaging the passions . all things make mean men proud ccasions ; or that all contrariety gard which every wise man has for his of that nd princes: ...
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Samuel Johnson, George Birkbeck Norman Hill. gard which every wise man has for his of that in the estimation of all mankind ommon fame is of too great importance Debates . Works , x . 182 . is to every man only what he himself Common ...
Samuel Johnson, George Birkbeck Norman Hill. gard which every wise man has for his of that in the estimation of all mankind ommon fame is of too great importance Debates . Works , x . 182 . is to every man only what he himself Common ...
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... man ? Ib . No. 50 . npliments : , to which there is no stated and arrass the feeble who know not the wise who , knowing them to be hypocritical . Conf UL ct of greater energy than the expansion e nsidered how much he assumes ...
... man ? Ib . No. 50 . npliments : , to which there is no stated and arrass the feeble who know not the wise who , knowing them to be hypocritical . Conf UL ct of greater energy than the expansion e nsidered how much he assumes ...
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