The Works of Samuel Johnson, Volume 5F.C. and J. Rivington, 1823 |
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... passions he raises and depresses ; whose understanding he perplexes with paradoxes , or strengthens by argument ; whose admiration he courts , whose praises he enjoys ; and who serves him instead of a senate or a theatre ; as the young ...
... passions he raises and depresses ; whose understanding he perplexes with paradoxes , or strengthens by argument ; whose admiration he courts , whose praises he enjoys ; and who serves him instead of a senate or a theatre ; as the young ...
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... passion for the consternation and distresses of our enemies . This formidable armament and splendid march produce different effects upon different minds , ac- cording to the boundless diversities of temper , oc- cupation , and habits of ...
... passion for the consternation and distresses of our enemies . This formidable armament and splendid march produce different effects upon different minds , ac- cording to the boundless diversities of temper , oc- cupation , and habits of ...
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... passion , idling , had led me to hope for in- dulgence from the Idler , but I find him a stranger to the title . What rules has he proposed totally to unbrace the slackened nerve ; to shade the heavy eye of inatten- tion ; to give the ...
... passion , idling , had led me to hope for in- dulgence from the Idler , but I find him a stranger to the title . What rules has he proposed totally to unbrace the slackened nerve ; to shade the heavy eye of inatten- tion ; to give the ...
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... passions of another . The prosperity of a people is proportionate to the number of hands and minds usefully employed . To the community , sedition is a fever , corruption is a gangrene , and idleness an atrophy . Whatever body , and ...
... passions of another . The prosperity of a people is proportionate to the number of hands and minds usefully employed . To the community , sedition is a fever , corruption is a gangrene , and idleness an atrophy . Whatever body , and ...
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... passions and appetites as he found them , and advises others to look into themselves . This is the common result of inquiry even among those that endeavour to grow wiser or better : but this endeavour is far enough from frequency ; the ...
... passions and appetites as he found them , and advises others to look into themselves . This is the common result of inquiry even among those that endeavour to grow wiser or better : but this endeavour is far enough from frequency ; the ...
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