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" ... him. This was his anxious care to go out or in at a door or passage, by a certain number of steps from a certain point, or at least so... "
Elements of the Philosophy of the Human Mind - Page 128
by Dugald Stewart - 1821
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The Life of Samuel Johnson, LL.D.: Comprehending an Account of His ..., Volume 1

James Boswell - 1791 - 554 pages
...go out or in at a door or paflage, by a certain number of fteps from a certain point, or at leaft fo as that either his right or his left foot, (I am not certain which,) fhould conftantly make the firft actual movement when he came clofe to the door or paflage. Thus I...
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The Life of Samuel Johnson, LL.D.: Comprehending an Account of His ..., Volume 1

James Boswell - 1791 - 556 pages
...which he had contracted early, and from which he had never called upon his reafon to dif-entangle him. This was his anxious care to go out or in at a door or paflage, by a certain number of fteps from a certain point, or at leaft fo as that either his right...
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Essays, Biographical, Critical, and Historical Illustrative of the ..., Volume 1

Nathan Drake - Adventurer - 1809 - 520 pages
...author of the Rambler was, also, a strict observer of several superstitious practices; one of these was " his anxious care to go out or in at a door or...first actual movement when he came close to the door ot passage. Thus I conjecture : for I have, upon innumerable occasions, observed him suddenly stop,...
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Elements of the Philosophy of the Human Mind, Volume 2

Dugald Stewart - Psychology - 1814 - 560 pages
...which he had contracted early, and from which he had never called upon his reason to disentangle him. This was, his anxious care to go out or in at a door...should constantly make the first actual movement when be came close to the door or passage. Thus I conjecture : for I have, upon innumerable occasions, observed...
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The Life of Samuel Johnson, LL. D.: With Critical Observations on His Works

Robert Anderson - Authors, English - 1815 - 660 pages
...He was so prone to superstition, that r Bus well relates, he made it a rule, that a par icular foot should constantly make the first actual movement, when he came close to the threshold of any door or passage * This was more affected than real. BISHOP PERCY. which he was about...
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The life of Samuel Johnson, Volume 1

James Boswell - 1820 - 442 pages
...had never called upou his reason to disentangle him. This was his anxions care to go out or in at • door or passage, by a certain number of steps from...least so as that either his right or his left foot, (I arn not certain which,) should constantly make the first actual movement when he came close to the...
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The Life of Samuel Johnson, LL. D.: Comprehending an Account of ..., Volume 2

James Boswell - 1821 - 376 pages
...which he had contracted early, and from which he had never called upon his reason to disentangle him.' This was his anxious care to go out or in at a door or passage, by a 1 [It used to be imagined at Mr. Thrale's, when Johnson retired to a window or corner of the room,...
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The life of Samuel Johnson. Copious notes by Malone, Volume 2

James Boswell - 1821 - 376 pages
...which he had contracted early, and from which he had never called upon his reason to disentangle him. This was his anxious care to go out or in at a door or passage, by a . 1 [It used to be imagined at Mr. Thrale's, when Johnson retired to a window or corner of the room,...
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Elements of the Philosophy of the Human Mind, Volumes 1-2

Dugald Stewart - Human information processing - 1822 - 572 pages
...ELEMENTS OP THE PHILOSOPHY [chap. 1U 14 called upon his reason to disentangle him. This was, hisanxioti? care *' to go out or in at a door or passage, by a certain number of <leps from '' a certain point, or at least so as that either his right or his left foot 4 (I am not...
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The life of Samuel Johnson. With copious notes by Malone

James Boswell - 1827 - 576 pages
...which he had contracted early, and from which he had never called I'pon hU reason to disentangle him. This was his anxious care to go out or in at a door...first actual movement when he came close to the door иг passage. Thus I conjecture : for I have, шюп innumerable occasions, observed him suadenlv stop,...
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