“The” Life of Samuel Johnson, LL.D., Volume 1J.M. Dent, 1949 |
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... mind ? Must helpless man , in ignorance sedate , Roll darkling down the torrent of his fate ? Shall no dislike alarm , no wishes rise , No cries attempt the mercy of the skies ? Inquirer , cease ; petitions yet remain , Which Heav'n may ...
... mind ? Must helpless man , in ignorance sedate , Roll darkling down the torrent of his fate ? Shall no dislike alarm , no wishes rise , No cries attempt the mercy of the skies ? Inquirer , cease ; petitions yet remain , Which Heav'n may ...
Page 292
... mind , that it hardly admitted or deserved an answer ; by the second I was much better pleased ; and the pleasure will still be increased by such a narrative of the progress of your studies , as may evince the continuance of an equal ...
... mind , that it hardly admitted or deserved an answer ; by the second I was much better pleased ; and the pleasure will still be increased by such a narrative of the progress of your studies , as may evince the continuance of an equal ...
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... mind , that it hardly admitted or deserved an answer ; by the second I was much better pleased ; and the pleasure will still be increased by such a narrative of the progress of your studies , as may evince the continuance of an equal ...
... mind , that it hardly admitted or deserved an answer ; by the second I was much better pleased ; and the pleasure will still be increased by such a narrative of the progress of your studies , as may evince the continuance of an equal ...
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