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" Sunday (said he) was a heavy day to me when I was a boy. My mother confined me on that day, and made me read 'The Whole Duty of Man,' from a great part of which I could derive no instruction. "
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Boswell's Life of Johnson: Including Boswell's Journal of a Tour ..., Volume 1

James Boswell - Hebrides (Scotland) - 1799 - 640 pages
...Sunday (said he) was a heavy day to me when I was a boy. My mother confined me on that day, and made me read " The Whole Duty of Man," from a great part of which I could derive no instruction. When, for instance, I had read the chapter on theft, which from my infancy...
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The Life of Samuel Johnson, LL.D.: Comprehending an Account of His Studies ...

James Boswell - 1799 - 496 pages
...Sunday (said he) was a heavy day to me when I was a boy. My mother confmed me on that day, and made me read ' The Whole Duty of Man/ from a great part of which I could derive no instruction. When, for instance, I had read the chapter on theft, which from my infancy...
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Life of Johnson: Including Boswell's Journal of a Tour to the ..., Volume 1

James Boswell - 1799 - 648 pages
...Sunday (said he) was a heavy day to me when I was a boy. My mother confined me on that day, and made me read " The Whole Duty of Man," from a great part of which I could derive no instruction. When, for instance, I had read the chapter on theft, which from my infancy...
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The life of Samuel Johnson, Volume 2

James Boswell - 1817 - 466 pages
...Sunday (said he) was a heavy day to me when ( was a boy. My mother confined me on that day, and made me read "The Whole Duty of Man," from a great part of which I could derive no instruction. When, for instance, I had reud the chapter on theft, which from my infancy...
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Johnsoniana..

James Boswell - Authors, English - 1820 - 382 pages
...observed, " Sunday was a heavy day to me when I was a boy. My mother confined me on that day, and made me read The Whole Duty of Man, from a great part of which I could derive no instruct tion. When, for instance, I had read the chapter on theft, which, from my...
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Sacred Literature: Comprising a Review of the Principles of Composition Laid ...

John Jebb - Bible - 1820 - 502 pages
...note: " Sunday was a heavy day to me when I was a boy. My " mother confined me on that day, and made me read The " Whole Duty of Man, from a great part of which I could " derive no instruction. When, for instance, I had read the " chapter on theft, which from...
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The British Prose Writers, Volume 16

British prose literature - 1821 - 372 pages
...observed, " Sunday was a heavy day to me when I was a boy. My mother confined me on that day, and made me read The Whole Duty of Man, from a great part of which I could derive no instruction. When, for instance, 1 had read the chapter on theft, which, from my...
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The life of Samuel Johnson. Copious notes by Malone, Volume 1

James Boswell - 1821 - 388 pages
...Sunday (said he) was a heavy day to me when I was a boy. My mother confined me on that day, and made me read ' The Whole Duty of Man/ from a great part of which I could derive no/instruction. When, for instance, I had read the chapter on theft, which, from my...
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The Life of Samuel Johnson: Comprehending an Account of His Studies and ...

James Boswell - Authors, English - 1822 - 508 pages
...Sunday (said he) was a heavy day to me when I was a boy. My mother confined me on that day, and made me read ' The Whole Duty of Man,' from a great part of which I could derive no instruction. When, for instance, I had read the chapter on theft, which from my infancy...
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The life of Samuel Johnson. [With] The principal corrections and ..., Volume 1

James Boswell - 1822 - 514 pages
...Sunday (said he) was a heavy day to me when I was a boy. My mother confined me on that day, and made me read * The Whole Duty of Man,' from a great part of which I could derive no instruction. When, for instance, I had read the chapter on theft, which from my infancy...
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