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" They are happy as brutes are happy, with a piece of fresh meat, — with the grossest sensuality. But, sir, the profession of soldiers and sailors has the dignity of danger. Mankind reverence those who have got over fear, which is so general a weakness. "
Wit and Wisdom of Samuel Johnson - Σελίδα 252
των Samuel Johnson - 1888 - 323 σελίδες
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...on his sword, to say fitlltra me and detlirone the czar, a man would be ashamed to follow Socrates. Sir, the profession of soldiers and sailors has the...have got over fear, which is so general a weakness. The Edinburgh Reviewers, who as they are unquestionably men of brilliant' genius themselves are perfectly...

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...the quarter-deck to the space below, you *ee the utmost extremity of human misery : such crouding, such filth, such stench !" BoSWELL. " Yet sailors...have got over fear, which is so general a weakness." SCOTT. " But is not courage mechanical, and to be acquired ?" JOHNSON. " Why yes, Sir, in a collective...

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...is universal: yet it is strange. As to the sailor, when you look down from the quarter-deck to the space below, you see the utmost extremity of human misery; such crowding, such filth, such stench!"—B. " Yet sailors are happy."—J. " They are happy as brutes are happy, with a piece of...

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...the quarter-deck to the space below, you see the utmost extremity of human misery : such crouding, such filth, such stench !" Boswell. " Yet sailors...have got over fear, which is so general a weakness." Scott.* ** But is not courage mechanical, and to be acquired?" Johnson. " Why yes, sir, in a collective...

The life of Samuel Johnson. [With] The principal corrections and ..., Τόμος 3

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...1778. the quarter-deck to the space below, you see the ut- j^TT^o . . /c.tat. w. most extremity or human misery : such crowding, such filth, such stench...have got over fear, which is so general a weakness." SCOTT. " But is not courage mechanical, and to be acquired ? " JOHNSON. " Why yes, Sir, in a collective...

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...нисЬ crowding, such lililí, such stench !" Bosivell, Vet sailors are happy. Johnson. They ure happy as brutes are happy, with a piece of fresh meat ; with the grossest sensuality. But, Sir, tlu profession of soldiers and sailors has the dignity of danger. Mankind reverence those who have...

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...is universal: yet it is strange. As to the sailor, when you look down from the quarter-deck to the space below, you see the utmost extremity of human misery; such crowding, such filth, such stench!" — B. " Yet sailors are happy." — J. " They are happy as brutes are happy, with a piece of fresh...

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...is universal : yet it is strange. As to the sailor, when you look down from the quarterdeck to the space below, you see the utmost extremity of human...have got over fear, which is so general a weakness." SCOTT. " But is not courage mechanical, and to be acquired?" JOHNSON. " Why yes, sir, in a collective...

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...is universal : yet it is strange. As to the sailor, when you look down from the quarterdeck to the space below, you see the utmost extremity of human...soldiers and sailors has the dignity of danger. Mankind reverenee those who have got over fear, which is so general a weakness." SCOTT. " But is not courage...

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...is universal : yet it is strange. As to the sailor, when you look »down from the quarterdeck to the space below, you see the utmost extremity of human...such crowding, such filth, such stench !" BOSWELL. " Yes, sailors are happy," JOHNSON. " They are happy as brutes vare happy, with a piece of fresh meat,...




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