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" He, who would bring home the wealth of the Indies, must carry the wealth of the Indies with him. "
Lives of the English Poets: Swift-Lyttelton - Page 429
by Samuel Johnson - 1905
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The Life of Samuel Johnson, LL.D.: Comprehending an Account of His ..., Volume 2

James Boswell - 1791 - 608 pages
...with another. As the Spanifh proverb fays, c He, who would bring home the wealth of the Indies, muft carry the wealth of the Indies with him.' So it is in travelling ; a man muft carry knowledge with him if he would bring home knowledge." BOSWELL. " The proverb, I iuppofe,...
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The Life of Samuel Johnson, LL. D.: Comprehending an Account of ..., Volume 3

James Boswell - Authors, English - 1807 - 562 pages
...in his mind ; his knowing what to observe ; his power of contrasting one mode of life with another. As the Spanish proverb says, ' He, who would bring...knowledge with him, if he would bring home knowledge." BOSWELL. " The proverb, I suppose, Sir, means, he must carry a large stock with him to trade with."...
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Introductory remarks

Wakefield, Edward - Ireland - 1812 - 810 pages
...fashions or frivolous accomplishments, he may be of essential service wherever his influence • ' As the Spanish proverb says, " He who would bring...knowledge with him, if he would bring home knowledge.' Johnson, in Bosvotll's Life, voL iii. p. 325. See also Moore's Travels in vol. ii. p. 442. • + Elements...
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The life of Samuel Johnson. [With] The principal corrections and ..., Volume 3

James Boswell - 1816 - 500 pages
...in his mind ; his knowing what to observe ; his power of contrasting one mode of life with another. As the Spanish proverb says, ' He, who would bring...knowledge with him, if he would bring home knowledge." BOSWELL. " The proverb, I suppose, Sir, means, he must carry a large stock with him to trade with."...
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The life of Samuel Johnson, Volume 2

James Boswell - 1817 - 536 pages
...observe ; hie power of contrasting one mode of life with another. As the Spanish proverb Ťay 9, " He, who would bring home the wealth of the Indies,...carry the wealth of the Indies with him." So it is iu travelling ; a man must carry knowledge with him, if he would bring home knowledge. Boswell. The...
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Johnsoniana..

James Boswell - Authors, English - 1820 - 372 pages
...previously in his mind, his knowing what to observe, his power of contrasting one mode of life with another. As the Spanish proverb says, ' He, who would bring...knowledge with him, if he would bring home knowledge." BOSWELL. " The proverb, I suppose, sir, means, he must carry a large stock with him to trade with."...
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The life of Samuel Johnson, Volume 2

James Boswell - 1820 - 550 pages
...in his mind ; his knowing what to observe ; hiť power of contrasting one mode of life with another. As the Spanish proverb says, " He, who would bring...Indies with him." So it is in travelling ; a man must снггу knowledge with him, if he would bring home knowledge. Boswell. The proverb, I suppose, Sir,...
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Johnsoniana..

James Boswell - Authors, English - 1820 - 382 pages
...previously in his mind, his knowing what to observe, his power of contrasting one mode of life with another. As the Spanish proverb says, ' He, who would bring home the wealth of the Indies, must carry the wraith of the Indies with him.' So it is in travelling ; a man must carry knowledge with him, if he...
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The British Prose Writers, Volume 16

British prose literature - 1821 - 372 pages
...previously in his mind, his knowing what to observe, his power of contrasting one mode of life with another. As the Spanish proverb says, ' He, who would bring...knowledge with him, if he would bring home knowledge."' BOSWELL. " The 'proverb, I suppose, sir, means, he must carry a large stock with him to trade with."...
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The Life of Samuel Johnson, LL. D.: Comprehending an Account of ..., Volume 4

James Boswell - 1821 - 418 pages
...in his mind ; his knowing what to observe ; his power of contrasting one mode of life with another. As the Spanish proverb says, 'He, who would bring...travelling; a man must carry knowledge with him, if he would briug home knowledge." BOSWELL. " The proverb, I suppose, sir, means, he must carry a large stock with...
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