The Life of Samuel Johnson, LL.D.J. M. Dent, 1925 |
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Page 444
... less frequent , and violence gives way to cunning . Those who before invaded pastures and stormed houses , now begin ... less ferocious , and therefore the laws against fraud and covin shall be relaxed . ' " Whatever reason may have ...
... less frequent , and violence gives way to cunning . Those who before invaded pastures and stormed houses , now begin ... less ferocious , and therefore the laws against fraud and covin shall be relaxed . ' " Whatever reason may have ...
Page 237
... less talked of than Pope , and Homer is less talked of than Virgil ; but they are not less admired .. We must read what the world reads at the moment . It has been maintained that this superfetation , this teeming of the press in modern ...
... less talked of than Pope , and Homer is less talked of than Virgil ; but they are not less admired .. We must read what the world reads at the moment . It has been maintained that this superfetation , this teeming of the press in modern ...
Page 574
... less oppressive . - Poor Ramsay ! 1 On which side soever I turn , mortality presents its formidable frown . I left three old friends at Lichfield , when I was last there , and now found them all dead . I no sooner lost sight of dear ...
... less oppressive . - Poor Ramsay ! 1 On which side soever I turn , mortality presents its formidable frown . I left three old friends at Lichfield , when I was last there , and now found them all dead . I no sooner lost sight of dear ...
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