The Life of Samuel Johnson, LL.D.: Comprehending an Account of His Studies and Numerous Works, in Chronological Order; a Series of His Epistolary Correspondence and Conversations with Many Eminent Persons; and Various Original Pieces of His Composition Never Before Published: the Whole Exhibiting a View of Literature and Literary Men in Great-Britain, for Near Half a Century During which He Flourished, Band 1National ilustrated library, 1851 |
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... pleasure and virtue , a struggle which will always be continued while the present system of nature shall subsist ; nor can history or poetry exhibit more than pleasure triumphing over virtue , and virtue subjugating pleasure . " CHAPTER ...
... pleasure and virtue , a struggle which will always be continued while the present system of nature shall subsist ; nor can history or poetry exhibit more than pleasure triumphing over virtue , and virtue subjugating pleasure . " CHAPTER ...
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... pleasure to think that you have obtained the friendship of Mr. Samuel Johnson . He is one of the best moral writers which England has pro- duced . At the same time , I envy you the free and undisguised converse with such a man . May I ...
... pleasure to think that you have obtained the friendship of Mr. Samuel Johnson . He is one of the best moral writers which England has pro- duced . At the same time , I envy you the free and undisguised converse with such a man . May I ...
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... pleasure of gratifying a friend much less esteemed than yourself , before the gloomy calm of idle vacancy . Whether I shall easily arrive at an exact punctuality of correspondence , I cannot tell . I shall , at present , expect that you ...
... pleasure of gratifying a friend much less esteemed than yourself , before the gloomy calm of idle vacancy . Whether I shall easily arrive at an exact punctuality of correspondence , I cannot tell . I shall , at present , expect that you ...
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