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Page 77
... original with the altered copy . What we certainly know to have been done by him in this way , was the de- bates in both houses of parliament , under the name of The Senate of Lilliput , sometimes with feigned denominations of the ...
... original with the altered copy . What we certainly know to have been done by him in this way , was the de- bates in both houses of parliament , under the name of The Senate of Lilliput , sometimes with feigned denominations of the ...
Page 80
... original , better transfused by Oldham than by Johnson : Nil habet infelix paupertas durius in se , Quam quod ridiculos homines facit : which is an exquisite remark on the galling meanness and contempt annexed to poverty . Johnson's ...
... original , better transfused by Oldham than by Johnson : Nil habet infelix paupertas durius in se , Quam quod ridiculos homines facit : which is an exquisite remark on the galling meanness and contempt annexed to poverty . Johnson's ...
Page 96
... original , and end ! In 1739 , beside the assistance which he gave to the Parliamentary Debates , his writings in the Gentleman's Magazine were , The Life of Boerhaave , * in which it is to be observed , that he discovers that love of ...
... original , and end ! In 1739 , beside the assistance which he gave to the Parliamentary Debates , his writings in the Gentleman's Magazine were , The Life of Boerhaave , * in which it is to be observed , that he discovers that love of ...
Page 98
... it till now . I am indebted for it to Dr. Percy , the bishop of Dromore , who permitted me to copy it from the original in his possession . It was presented to his lordship by sir Joshua Reynolds 98 [ 1739 . THE LIFE OF.
... it till now . I am indebted for it to Dr. Percy , the bishop of Dromore , who permitted me to copy it from the original in his possession . It was presented to his lordship by sir Joshua Reynolds 98 [ 1739 . THE LIFE OF.
Page 103
... original being as follows . One of the various readings is remarkable , as it is the germ of Johnson's concluding line . Exalted soul , thy various sounds could please The love - sick virgin , and the gouty ease ; Could jarring crowds ...
... original being as follows . One of the various readings is remarkable , as it is the germ of Johnson's concluding line . Exalted soul , thy various sounds could please The love - sick virgin , and the gouty ease ; Could jarring crowds ...
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