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" Here he planted the vines and the quincunx which his verses mention; and being under the necessity of making a subterraneous passage to a garden on the other side of the road, he adorned it with fossile bodies, and dignified it with the title of a grotto;... "
prefaces biographical and crirical to the works of the english poets - Page 110
by samuel johnson - 1781
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The Works of the English Poets: Prefaces

Samuel Johnson - 1781 - 418 pages
...making .a fubterraneous pafiage to a garden on the other fide of the road, he adorned it with foffile bodies, and dignified it with the title of a grotto...paffions could be excluded. A grotto is not often the ivifh or pleafure of an Englifhman, who has more frequent need to folicit than ex-clude the fun; but...
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The Lives of the Most Eminent English Poets;: Pope. Pitt. Thomson. Watts. A ...

Samuel Johnson - 1781 - 522 pages
...to a garden on the other fide of the road, he adorned it with foflile bodies, and dignified F 3 5* it with the title of a grotto ; a place of filence...to perfuade his friends and himfelf that cares and paflions could be excluded. A grotto is not often the wifh or pleafure of an Englifhman, who has more...
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Pope. Pitt. Thomson. Watts. A. Philips. West. Collins. Dyer. Shenstone ...

Samuel Johnson - 1781 - 516 pages
...;he adorned it with folfile bodies, and dignified F 3 it it with the title of a grotto ; a placeof filence and retreat, from which he endeavoured to...paffions could be excluded. A grotto is not often the wifli or pleafure of an Englimman, who has more frequent need to folicit than exclude the fun ; but...
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The lives of the most eminent English poets; with critical ..., Volume 4

Samuel Johnson - 1781 - 516 pages
...making a fubterranepus paffage to a garden on the other fide of the road, he adorned it with foffile bodies, and dignified it with the title of a grotto ; a place of fiknce and retreat, from which he endeavoured to perfuade his friends and himfelf that cares and paflions...
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The Lives of the Most Eminent English Poets;: Pope. Pitt. Thomson. Watts. A ...

Samuel Johnson - 1781 - 516 pages
...making a fubterraneous paffage to a garden on the other fide of the road, he adorned it with foffile bodies, and dignified it with the title of a grotto ; a place of-fllencc a;nd retreat, from which he endeavoured to perfuade his friends and him/elf that cares and...
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The Works of Samuel Johnson, LL. D.: The lives of the most eminent English ...

Samuel Johnson, John Hawkins - 1787 - 676 pages
...making a fubterraneous paflage to a garden on the other fide of the road, he adorned it with foilile bodies, and dignified it with the title of a grotto;...from which he endeavoured to perfuade his friends and himfclf that cares and paffions could be excluded. A grotto is not often the wifh or pleafure of an...
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The lives of the most eminent English poets (concluded). Miscellaneous lives

Samuel Johnson, John Hawkins - 1787 - 650 pages
...making a fubterraneous paffage to a garden on the other fide of the road, he adorned it with foffile bodies, and .dignified it with the title of a grotto;...filence and retreat, from which he endeavoured to perfcade his friends and himfelf that cares and paffionS could be excluded. A grotto is not often the...
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The lives of the most eminent English poets (concluded). Miscellaneous lives

Samuel Johnson, John Hawkins - 1787 - 650 pages
...making a fubterraneous paflage to a garden on the other fide of the road, he adorned it with fbffile bodies,. and dignified it with the title of a grotto; a place of (Hence and retreat, from which he endeavoured to perfuade his friends and himfelf that cares and paffions...
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The Lives of the Most Eminent English Poets: With Critical ..., Volume 3

Samuel Johnson - 1800 - 340 pages
...making a fubterraneous paflage to a -garden on the other fide of the road, he adorned it with foffile bodies, and dignified it with the title •of a grotto;...to perfuade his friends and himfelf that cares and paflions could be excluded. A grotto is not often the wifh or pleafure of an Englifhman, who has more...
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Lives

Samuel Johnson - 1800 - 714 pages
...making a subterraneous passage to a garden on the other side of the road, he adorned it with fossile bodies; and dignified it with the title of a grotto; a place of silence and retreat, from which he en3X2 deavoured • Spence. J See however the Life el Addiion ia...
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