THE WORKS OF SAMUEL JOHNSON, LL.D.1823 |
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... mankind have considered , not as the pupil , but the slave of science , the pioneer of literature , doomed only to remove rubbish and clear obstructions from the paths through which Learning and Genius press forward to conquest and ...
... mankind have considered , not as the pupil , but the slave of science , the pioneer of literature , doomed only to remove rubbish and clear obstructions from the paths through which Learning and Genius press forward to conquest and ...
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... mankind , for want of English words , in which they might be expressed . It is not sufficient that a word is found , unless it be so combined as that its meaning is apparently de- termined by the tract and tenour of the sentence ; such ...
... mankind , for want of English words , in which they might be expressed . It is not sufficient that a word is found , unless it be so combined as that its meaning is apparently de- termined by the tract and tenour of the sentence ; such ...
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... mankind . When I had thus enquired into the original of words , I resolved to shew likewise my attention to things ; to pierce deep into every science , to enquire the nature of every substance of which I inserted the name , to limit ...
... mankind . When I had thus enquired into the original of words , I resolved to shew likewise my attention to things ; to pierce deep into every science , to enquire the nature of every substance of which I inserted the name , to limit ...
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... mankind , when it has once become un- familiar by disuse , and unpleasing by unfamiliarity ? There is another cause of alteration more pre- valent than any other , which yet in the present state of the world cannot be obviated . A ...
... mankind , when it has once become un- familiar by disuse , and unpleasing by unfamiliarity ? There is another cause of alteration more pre- valent than any other , which yet in the present state of the world cannot be obviated . A ...
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... mankind have no other reason for their opinions than that they are in fashion , it cannot be doubted but this persuasion made a rapid progress , since vanity and credulity co- operated in its favour , and it had a tendency to free ...
... mankind have no other reason for their opinions than that they are in fashion , it cannot be doubted but this persuasion made a rapid progress , since vanity and credulity co- operated in its favour , and it had a tendency to free ...
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