The Life of Samuel Johnson, LL.D.Derby, 1826 |
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... wish him joy of his young wife . " And after sentence of death , in the horrible terms in cases of treason , was pro- nounced upon him , and he was retiring from the bar , he said , " Fare you well , my lords ; we shall not all meet ...
... wish him joy of his young wife . " And after sentence of death , in the horrible terms in cases of treason , was pro- nounced upon him , and he was retiring from the bar , he said , " Fare you well , my lords ; we shall not all meet ...
Page 138
... Wishes , being the Tenth Satire of Juvenal imitated . * He , I believe , composed it the preceding year2 . Mrs. Johnson , for the sake of country air , had lodgings at Hampstead , to which he resorted occasionally , and there the ...
... Wishes , being the Tenth Satire of Juvenal imitated . * He , I believe , composed it the preceding year2 . Mrs. Johnson , for the sake of country air , had lodgings at Hampstead , to which he resorted occasionally , and there the ...
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... Wishes has less of common life , but more of a philosophick dignity than his London . More readers , therefore , will be delighted with the pointed spi- rit of London , than with the profound reflection of The Vanity of Human Wishes ...
... Wishes has less of common life , but more of a philosophick dignity than his London . More readers , therefore , will be delighted with the pointed spi- rit of London , than with the profound reflection of The Vanity of Human Wishes ...
Page 140
... wishes rise , No cries attempt the mercy of the skies ? Inquirer , cease ; petitions yet remain , Which heav'n may hear , nor deem religion vain . Still raise for good the supplicating voice , But leave to heaven the measure and the ...
... wishes rise , No cries attempt the mercy of the skies ? Inquirer , cease ; petitions yet remain , Which heav'n may hear , nor deem religion vain . Still raise for good the supplicating voice , But leave to heaven the measure and the ...
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... Wishes there is the following passage : The teeming mother auxious for her race , 66 Begs for each birth the fortune of a face ; Yet Vane , etc. " Lord Hailes told him [ Johnson ] he was mistaken in the instances he had given of ...
... Wishes there is the following passage : The teeming mother auxious for her race , 66 Begs for each birth the fortune of a face ; Yet Vane , etc. " Lord Hailes told him [ Johnson ] he was mistaken in the instances he had given of ...
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