The Life of Samuel Johnson, LL.D.Talboys & Wheeler, 1826 |
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... common abilities . He had already given several proofs of vial merriment to the voluptuous and dissolute , might have enabled him to excel among the virtuous and the wise . Life of Fenton . - ED . b He is said to be the original of the ...
... common abilities . He had already given several proofs of vial merriment to the voluptuous and dissolute , might have enabled him to excel among the virtuous and the wise . Life of Fenton . - ED . b He is said to be the original of the ...
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... common thought ; “ that the muse had come to him in his sleep , and whis- pered , that it did not become him to write on such sub- jects as politicks ; he should confine himself to humbler themes : " but the versification was truly ...
... common thought ; “ that the muse had come to him in his sleep , and whis- pered , that it did not become him to write on such sub- jects as politicks ; he should confine himself to humbler themes : " but the versification was truly ...
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... common effect of low spirits , or melancholy , to make those who are afflicted with it imagine that they are actually suffering those evils which happen to be most strongly presented to their minds . Some have fancied them- selves to be ...
... common effect of low spirits , or melancholy , to make those who are afflicted with it imagine that they are actually suffering those evils which happen to be most strongly presented to their minds . Some have fancied them- selves to be ...
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... common with provincial publishers . For this work he had from Mr. Warren only the sum of five guineas . This being the first prose work of Johnson , it is a curious object of inquiry how much may be traced in it of that style which ...
... common with provincial publishers . For this work he had from Mr. Warren only the sum of five guineas . This being the first prose work of Johnson , it is a curious object of inquiry how much may be traced in it of that style which ...
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... common affairs : a man of a great deal of knowledge of the world , fresh from life , not strained through books . He borrowed a horse and ten pounds at Birmingham . Finding himself master of so much money , he set off for West Chester ...
... common affairs : a man of a great deal of knowledge of the world , fresh from life , not strained through books . He borrowed a horse and ten pounds at Birmingham . Finding himself master of so much money , he set off for West Chester ...
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