The Life of Samuel Johnson, LL.D.: Including a Journal of His Tour to the Hebrides;H.G. Bohn, 1846 |
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... of Vanity . Opium . Exaggeration . - Neglect of Merit . Use of Riches . Crabbe's " Village . " - Keep- ing Accounts . Lords Mansfield , Loughborough , and - - - CONTENTS . ix Thurlow . Harrington's Nugæ Antiquæ . - viii CONTENTS .
... of Vanity . Opium . Exaggeration . - Neglect of Merit . Use of Riches . Crabbe's " Village . " - Keep- ing Accounts . Lords Mansfield , Loughborough , and - - - CONTENTS . ix Thurlow . Harrington's Nugæ Antiquæ . - viii CONTENTS .
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... merits , which , were I able to do it , would take up too much room in this work ; yet I shall make a few observations ... merit of novelty , and to have discovered to us , as it were , a new planet in the poetical hemi- sphere . It is ...
... merits , which , were I able to do it , would take up too much room in this work ; yet I shall make a few observations ... merit of novelty , and to have discovered to us , as it were , a new planet in the poetical hemi- sphere . It is ...
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... merit of originality , with uncommon force and reasoning . Various Readings in the Life of WALLER " Consented to [ the insertion of their names ] their own nomination . 66 [ After ] paying a fine of ten thousand pounds ...
... merit of originality , with uncommon force and reasoning . Various Readings in the Life of WALLER " Consented to [ the insertion of their names ] their own nomination . 66 [ After ] paying a fine of ten thousand pounds ...
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... merit with steady consciousness , and waiting , without impa- tience , the vicissitudes of opinion , and the impartiality of a future generation . " Indeed even Dr. Towers , who may be considered as one of the warmest zealots of The ...
... merit with steady consciousness , and waiting , without impa- tience , the vicissitudes of opinion , and the impartiality of a future generation . " Indeed even Dr. Towers , who may be considered as one of the warmest zealots of The ...
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... merit , Johnson , as we all know , was a sagacious but a most severe judge . Such was his discernment , that he pierced into the most secret springs of human actions ; and such was his integrity , that he always weighed the moral ...
... merit , Johnson , as we all know , was a sagacious but a most severe judge . Such was his discernment , that he pierced into the most secret springs of human actions ; and such was his integrity , that he always weighed the moral ...
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