The Life of Samuel Johnson, LL.D.Talboys & Wheeler, 1826 |
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... verses of a man of a Must first acquire due force and skill , Must fly with swan's or eagle's wing . Who nature's treasures would explore , Her mysteries and arcana know , Must high as lofty Newton soar , Must stoop as delving Woodward ...
... verses of a man of a Must first acquire due force and skill , Must fly with swan's or eagle's wing . Who nature's treasures would explore , Her mysteries and arcana know , Must high as lofty Newton soar , Must stoop as delving Woodward ...
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... verse " . The lines were not very good , but I knew them not to be very good : I made them easily , and concluded myself to be unimpaired in my faculties ... verses . - Ed . " I then wrote a card to Mr. Allen , 206 [ 1783 . THE LIFE OF.
... verse " . The lines were not very good , but I knew them not to be very good : I made them easily , and concluded myself to be unimpaired in my faculties ... verses . - Ed . " I then wrote a card to Mr. Allen , 206 [ 1783 . THE LIFE OF.
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... verses addressed to the author , signed Ambr . Waters , A. M. coll . Ex . Oxon . These Latin verses were written to Hobbes by Bathurst , upon his Treatise on Human Nature , and have no relation to the book.- odd fraud .'- BOSWELL . -An ...
... verses addressed to the author , signed Ambr . Waters , A. M. coll . Ex . Oxon . These Latin verses were written to Hobbes by Bathurst , upon his Treatise on Human Nature , and have no relation to the book.- odd fraud .'- BOSWELL . -An ...
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