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The Works of the English Poets: Prefaces - Page 252
by Samuel Johnson - 1781
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Literature of the English Language: Comprising Representative Selections ...

1872 - 660 pages
...ejected it from his mind ; for, when he had no pecuniary interest, he had no further solicitude. touched every part with indefatigable diligence, till he had left nothing to be forgiven. For this reason, he kept his pieces very long in his hands while he considered and reconsidered them. The only...
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The National Fifth Reader: Containing a Complete and Practical Treatise on ...

Richard Green Parker, James Madison Watson - 1873 - 614 pages
...others, he showed none to himself. He examined lines and words with minute and punctilious observation, and retouched every part with indefat'igable diligence, till he had left nothing (nuth'ing) to be forgiven. 5. For this reason he kept his pieces very long in his hands, while he considered...
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The Great Triumphs of Great Men

James Mason - 1875 - 674 pages
...others, he showed none to himself. He examined lines and words with minute and punctilious observation, and retouched every part with indefatigable diligence,...till he had left nothing to be forgiven. ' For this reason he kept his pieces very long in his hand, while he considered and reconsidered them. The only...
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First Lessons in Philology

Bernard Bigsby - 1878 - 156 pages
...others, he showed none to himself. He examined lines and words with minute and punctilious observation, and retouched every part with indefatigable diligence,...till he had left nothing to be forgiven. For this reason he kept his pieces very long in his hands, while he considered and reconsidered them.* Johnson's...
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Johnson. Select works, ed. with intr. and notes by A. Milnes. Lives of ...

Samuel Johnson - 1879 - 510 pages
...others, he shewed none to himself. He examined lines and words with minute and punctilious observation, and retouched every part with indefatigable diligence,...till he had left nothing to be forgiven. For this reason he kept his pieces very long in his hands, while he considered and reconsidered them. The only...
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The Handbook of Specimens of English Literature: Selected from the Chief ...

Joseph Angus - 1880 - 726 pages
...others, he khowed none to himself. He examined lines and words with mmute and punctilious observation, and retouched every part with indefatigable diligence, till he had left nothing to be fargiven. For this reason be kept his pieces very long in his hands, while he considered and reconsidered...
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French examination papers, a selection set to candidates for Sandhurst [&c ...

French examination papers - 1881 - 322 pages
...others, he showed none to himself. He examined lines and words with minute and punctilious observation, and retouched every part with indefatigable diligence,...till he had left nothing to be forgiven. For this reason he kept his pieces very long in his hands, while he considered and reconsidered them. Johnson....
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Chambers's Cyclopædia of English Literature: A History ..., Volumes 3-4

Robert Chambers - 1881 - 842 pages
...to himself. He examined lines ana words with minute, and punctilious observation, and retouched ewry part with indefatigable diligence, Till he had left nothing to be forgiven. For tins reason he kept his pieces very Jong in his hands, while he considered and reconsidered them. The...
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Studies in English Literature: Being Typical Selections of British and ...

William Swinton - 1882 - 686 pages
...others, he showed none to himself. He examined lines and words with minute and punctilious observation, and retouched every part with indefatigable diligence, till he had left nothing to be forgiven. 4. His declaration that his care for his works ceased at their publication was not strictly true. His...
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The Standard authors reader, arranged and annotated by the editor of 'Poetry ...

Griffith, Farran, Browne and co - 1883 - 392 pages
...others, he showed none to himself. He examined lines and words with minute and punctilious observation, and retouched every part with indefatigable diligence,...till he had left nothing to be forgiven. For this reason he kept his pieces very long in his hands, while he considered and reconsidered them. The only...
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