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Page 146
... Rambler ; which certainly is not suited to a series of grave and moral discourses ; which the Italians have literally , but ludicrously , translated by ' Il Vagabondo ' , ' and which has been lately assumed as the denomination of a ...
... Rambler ; which certainly is not suited to a series of grave and moral discourses ; which the Italians have literally , but ludicrously , translated by ' Il Vagabondo ' , ' and which has been lately assumed as the denomination of a ...
Page 147
... Rambler was published on Tuesday , the 20th of March , 1749-50 ; and its author was enabled to continue it , without ... Rambler , where the concluding paper is dated Saturday , March 17th . See Preface to Rambler , vol . ii . Johnson's ...
... Rambler was published on Tuesday , the 20th of March , 1749-50 ; and its author was enabled to continue it , without ... Rambler , where the concluding paper is dated Saturday , March 17th . See Preface to Rambler , vol . ii . Johnson's ...
Page 148
... Rambler ; " and in another place , " in 52 there were 17 provided ; in 97-21 ; in 190-25 . " At a subsequent period ( probably after the work was finished ) he added , " In all , taken of provided materials , 30. " ¶ The rule which Dr ...
... Rambler ; " and in another place , " in 52 there were 17 provided ; in 97-21 ; in 190-25 . " At a subsequent period ( probably after the work was finished ) he added , " In all , taken of provided materials , 30. " ¶ The rule which Dr ...
Page 150
... age to retain the honour of youth . " This , it will be observed , is the sketch of No. 196 of the Rambler . I shall gratify my readers with another specimen : Confederacies difficult ; why . " Seldom in war a 150 [ 1750 . THE LIFE OF.
... age to retain the honour of youth . " This , it will be observed , is the sketch of No. 196 of the Rambler . I shall gratify my readers with another specimen : Confederacies difficult ; why . " Seldom in war a 150 [ 1750 . THE LIFE OF.
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... Rambler was entirely the work of one man , there was , of course , such a uniformity in its texture as very much to exclude the charm of variety ; and the grave and often solemn cast of thinking , which distinguished it from other ...
... Rambler was entirely the work of one man , there was , of course , such a uniformity in its texture as very much to exclude the charm of variety ; and the grave and often solemn cast of thinking , which distinguished it from other ...
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