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Publications of the Astronomical Society of the Pacific - Page 44
by Astronomical Society of the Pacific - 1900
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Life of Johnson: Including Boswell's Journal of a Tour to the ..., Volume 1

James Boswell - 1799 - 648 pages
...original meaning of the words is not explained, as his Tory', nearly thirty years later he said : — ' Dictionaries are like watches, the worst is better...and the best cannot be expected to go quite true.' Piozzi Letters, ii. 406. ' See/ftW, under July 20, 1762. ' ' Network. Anything reticulated or decussated,...
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Boswell's Life of Johnson: Including Boswell's Journal of a Tour ..., Volume 1

James Boswell - 1799 - 640 pages
...original meaning of the words is not explained, as his Tory', \ nearly thirty years later he said : — ' Dictionaries are like watches, the worst is better...and the best cannot be expected to go quite true.' Pioszi Letters, ii. 406. 1 See/w/, under July 20, 1762. 1 ' Network. Anything reticulated or decussated,...
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The Life of Samuel Johnson, LL.D.: Including a Journal of a Tour ..., Volume 5

James Boswell - 1831 - 600 pages
...learn better whence they may be supplied. Let me Jmo'VmiC nutely the whole state of your negotiations. Dictionaries are like watches, the worst is better...the best cannot be expected to go quite true. " The weather here is very strange summer weather ; and we are here two degrees nearer the north than you....
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The Life of Samuel Johnson, LL.D.

James Boswell - 1831 - 570 pages
...learn better whence they may be supplied. Let me know minutely the whole state of your negotiations. Dictionaries are like watches, the worst is better...the best cannot be expected to go quite true. " The weather here is very strange summer weather ; and we are here two degrees nearer the north than you....
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The life of Samuel Johnson ... including A journal of his tour to ..., Volume 10

James Boswell - 1835 - 402 pages
...learn better whence they may be supplied. Let me know minutely the whole state of your negotiations. Dictionaries are like watches, the worst is better...the best cannot be expected to go quite true. The weather here is very strange summer weather ; and we are here two degrees nearer the north than you....
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The Life of Samuel Johnson, LL. D.: Including a Journal of His ..., Volume 10

James Boswell - 1835 - 460 pages
...learn better whence they may be supplied. Let me know minutely the whole state of your negotiations. Dictionaries are like watches, the worst is better...the best cannot be expected to go quite true. The weather here is very strange summer weather; and we are here two degrees nearer the north than you....
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The Life of Samuel Johnson: Including a Journal of His Tour to the ..., Volume 9

James Boswell - 1835 - 366 pages
...manners, though without much extent of knowledge, or activity of understanding. 178. Dictionaries. Dictionaries are like watches ; the worst is better...and the best cannot be expected to go quite true. 179. Attention. Endeavour to reform that instability of attention which you have lately betrayed. Perhaps...
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Johnsoniana; or, Supplement to Boswell [ed. by J.W. Croker].

John Wilson Croker - 1836 - 656 pages
...manners, though without much extent of knowledge, or activity of understanding. 178. Dictionaries. Dictionaries are like watches ; the worst is better...and the best cannot be expected to go quite true. 179. Attention. Endeavour to reform that instability of attention which you have lately betrayed. Perhaps...
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Johnsoniana: Or, Supplement to Boswell: Being Anecdotes and Sayings of Dr ...

John Wilson Croker - 1842 - 546 pages
...manners, though without much extent of knowledge, or activity of understanding. 178. Dictionaries. Dictionaries are like watches; the worst is better...and the best cannot be expected to go quite true. 179. Attention Endeavour to reform that instability of attention which you have lately betrayed. Perhaps...
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Johnsoniana: Or, Supplement to Boswell: Being Anecdotes and Sayings of Dr ...

John Wilson Croker - 1842 - 544 pages
...manners, though without much extent of knowledge, or activity of understanding. 178. Dictionaries. Dictionaries are like watches; the worst is better than none, and the best cannat be expected to go quite true. 179. Attention Endeavour to reform that instability of attention...
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