Life and Writings, Volume 1Harper, 1860 |
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Page 14
... , and , for that reason , perhaps , a more satisfactory account , such as may exhibit a just representation of the man , and keep him the principal figure in the foreground of his own pic- ture 14 THE LIFE AND GENIUS OF.
... , and , for that reason , perhaps , a more satisfactory account , such as may exhibit a just representation of the man , and keep him the principal figure in the foreground of his own pic- ture 14 THE LIFE AND GENIUS OF.
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... reasons were it is vain to inquire ; but to refuse assistance to a lad of promising genius must be pronounced harsh and illiberal . It did not , however , stop the progress of the young student's education . He was placed at another ...
... reasons were it is vain to inquire ; but to refuse assistance to a lad of promising genius must be pronounced harsh and illiberal . It did not , however , stop the progress of the young student's education . He was placed at another ...
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... reason ; and that the Creator doth not appear partial in his distributions , but has balanced , in most coun- tries , their particular inconveniences by particular favours . " We have here an early specimen of Johnson's manner ; the ...
... reason ; and that the Creator doth not appear partial in his distributions , but has balanced , in most coun- tries , their particular inconveniences by particular favours . " We have here an early specimen of Johnson's manner ; the ...
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... reason can be assigned . The interests of learning require that the diction of Greece and Rome should be cultivated with care ; and he who can write a language with correctness will be most like- ly to understand its idiom , its grammar ...
... reason can be assigned . The interests of learning require that the diction of Greece and Rome should be cultivated with care ; and he who can write a language with correctness will be most like- ly to understand its idiom , its grammar ...
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... reason to think that Swift declined to meddle in the business ; and to that circumstance Johnson's known dislike of Swift has been often imputed . 66 It is mortifying to pursue a man of merit DR . SAMUEL JOHNSON . 27.
... reason to think that Swift declined to meddle in the business ; and to that circumstance Johnson's known dislike of Swift has been often imputed . 66 It is mortifying to pursue a man of merit DR . SAMUEL JOHNSON . 27.
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