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The Works of Samuel Johnson, LL.D.: Essay on the life and genius of Dr ... - Page 7
by Samuel Johnson - 1825
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Specimens of the British poets, Volume 2

British poets - 1809 - 526 pages
...the heart; Then soon your ill-plac'd confidence repay, Commence your lords, and govern or betray. * By numbers here from shame or censure free, All crimes...trader at a tatter'd cloak, Wakes from his dream, aod labours for a joke ; With brisker air the silken courtiers gaae, And turn the vaiied tannt a thousand...
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Letters on Literature, Taste, and Composition, Addressed to His Son

George Gregory - 1809 - 384 pages
...corrupted state. " Forgive my transports on a theme like this, " I cannot bear a French, metropolis." " By numbers here from shame or censure free. " All...provokes the snarling muse. ' The sober trader at atatter'd cloak, ' Wakes from his dream, and labours for a joke ; ' With brisker air the silken courtiers...
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Essays, Biographical, Critical, and Historical Illustrative of the ..., Volume 1

Nathan Drake - 1809 - 520 pages
...without deeply entering into, and severely sympathising with, the feeling! and sufferings of the writer. By numbers here from shame or censure free, All crimes...hated poverty. This, only this, the rigid law pursues, Tim, only this, provokes the snarling muse. The sober trader at a tatter'd cloak Wakes from his dream,...
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Essays: Biographical, Critical, and Historical; Illustrative of ..., Volume 1

Nathan Drake - 1809 - 530 pages
...without deeply entering into, and severely sympathising with, the feeling* and sufferings of the writer. By numbers here from shame or censure free. All crimes...hated poverty. This, only this, the rigid law pursues, Tim, only this, provokes the snarling muse. The sober trader at a tatter'd cloak Wakes from his dream,...
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Essays, Biographical, Critical, and Historical: Illustrative of ..., Volume 1

Nathan Drake - 1809 - 524 pages
...without deeply entering into, and severely sympathising with, the feelings and sufferings of the writer. By numbers here from shame or censure free, All crimes are safe but bated poverty. This, only this, the rigid law pursues, This, only this, provokes the snarling muse....
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Smart, Wilkie, P. Whitehead, Fawkes, Lovibond, Harte, Langhorne, Goldsmith ...

Alexander Chalmers - 1810 - 648 pages
...Si bene nictavit, si rectum minxit aniicus.— * Scire volunt secrcta domus, atque indc timeti. ~~ By numbers here from shame or censure free, All crimes...hated poverty. This, only this, the rigid law pursues, Tin ;, only this, provokes the snarling Muse. Tbe sober trader at a tatter'd cloak Wakes from his dream,...
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The Works of the English Poets, from Chaucer to Cowper: Including ..., Volume 16

Samuel Johnson - 1810 - 656 pages
...ructavit, si rectum minxit amicus. '•*- Scire volunt tecreta dumu.-, atque inde timeri. -" By numben here from shame or censure free, All crimes are safe...but hated poverty. This, only this, the rigid law pursuet, This, only this, provokes the snarling Muse. The sober trader at a tatter'd cloak Wakes from...
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The Poetical Works of Samuel Johnson: Collated with the Best Editions

Samuel Johnson - 1811 - 206 pages
...the heart ; Then soon your ill-plac'd confidence repay, Commence your lords, and govern or betray. ' By numbers here from shame or censure free, All crimes...courtiers gaze, And turn the varied taunt a thousand ways. Of all the griefs that harass the distress'd, Sure the most bitter is a scornful jest ; Fate never...
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The History of Rasselas, Prince of Abissinia

Samuel Johnson, Francis William Blagdon - 1811 - 250 pages
...the heart ; Then soon your ill-placed confidence repay, Commence your lords, and govern or betray. ' By numbers here from shame or censure free, All crimes...and labours for a joke ; With brisker air the silken courtier's gaze, And turn the varied taunt a thousand ways. Of all the griefs that harass the distress'd,...
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The Poetical Works of Samuel Johnson, L.L.D.: With an Account of the Author ...

Samuel Johnson - 1816 - 154 pages
...ill-placed confidence repay, Commence your lords, and govern, or betray. By numbers here,from shame and censure free, All crimes are safe but hated poverty:...brisker air the silken courtiers gaze, And turn the various taunt a thousand ways: Of all. the griefs that harass the distressed, Sure the most bitter,...
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