The Life of Samuel Johnson, Comprehending an Account of His Studies and Numerous Works in Chronological Order: A Series of His Epistolary Correspondance and Conversations, ... and Original Pieces of His Composition, Band 4Baynes and son, 1826 |
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... strange , ' said he , ' that a man should see so far to the right , who sees so short a way to the left . Burke is the only man whose common conversation corresponds with the general fame which he has in the world . Take up whatever ...
... strange , ' said he , ' that a man should see so far to the right , who sees so short a way to the left . Burke is the only man whose common conversation corresponds with the general fame which he has in the world . Take up whatever ...
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... must be softened . Of literary merit , Johnson , as we all know , was a sagacious but a most severe judge . Such was his discernment , that he pierced It seems strange , that two such men as Johnson 38 [ 1781 . THE LIFE OF.
... must be softened . Of literary merit , Johnson , as we all know , was a sagacious but a most severe judge . Such was his discernment , that he pierced It seems strange , that two such men as Johnson 38 [ 1781 . THE LIFE OF.
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... strange , that two such men as Johnson and Warburton , who lived in the same age and country , into the most secret springs of human actions ; and such was his integrity , that he always weighed the moral characters of his fellow ...
... strange , that two such men as Johnson and Warburton , who lived in the same age and country , into the most secret springs of human actions ; and such was his integrity , that he always weighed the moral characters of his fellow ...
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... strange , that the picture drawn by the unlearned Shakespeare should be full of classical images , and that by the learned Milton void of them.- Milton's description appears to be more picturesque . — KEARNEY . t Dr. Richard Marlay ...
... strange , that the picture drawn by the unlearned Shakespeare should be full of classical images , and that by the learned Milton void of them.- Milton's description appears to be more picturesque . — KEARNEY . t Dr. Richard Marlay ...
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... strange want of taste . It was observed of Apelles's Venus " , that her flesh seemed as if she had been nourished by roses : his oratory would sometimes make one suspect that he eats potatoes and drinks whisky . " Mr. Wilkes observed ...
... strange want of taste . It was observed of Apelles's Venus " , that her flesh seemed as if she had been nourished by roses : his oratory would sometimes make one suspect that he eats potatoes and drinks whisky . " Mr. Wilkes observed ...
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