The Works of Samuel Johnson, Volume 6F.C. and J. Rivington, 1823 |
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... supposed to have engaged in it with less provision of materials than might have been accumu- lated by longer premeditation . Of the later writers , at least , I might , by attention and enquiry , have gleaned many particulars , which ...
... supposed to have engaged in it with less provision of materials than might have been accumu- lated by longer premeditation . Of the later writers , at least , I might , by attention and enquiry , have gleaned many particulars , which ...
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... supposed , that he did not go to France , and act again for the King , without the consent of his bondsman ; that he did not shew his loyalty at the hazard of his friend , but by his friend's permission . Of the verses on Oliver's death ...
... supposed , that he did not go to France , and act again for the King , without the consent of his bondsman ; that he did not shew his loyalty at the hazard of his friend , but by his friend's permission . Of the verses on Oliver's death ...
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... supposed to have been seen , but what thoughts the sight might have sug- gested . When Virgil describes the stone which Turnus lifted against Æneas , he fixes the attention on its bulk and weight : Saxum circumspicit ingens , Saxum ...
... supposed to have been seen , but what thoughts the sight might have sug- gested . When Virgil describes the stone which Turnus lifted against Æneas , he fixes the attention on its bulk and weight : Saxum circumspicit ingens , Saxum ...
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... supposed his maturer judgment disapproved , since in his latter works he has totally forborn them . His rhymes are such as seem found without diffi- culty , by following the sense ; and are for the most part as exact at least as those ...
... supposed his maturer judgment disapproved , since in his latter works he has totally forborn them . His rhymes are such as seem found without diffi- culty , by following the sense ; and are for the most part as exact at least as those ...
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... shall inform us ? It might be supposed , that he who read so much should have done nothing else ; but Milton found time to write the Masque of Comus , which was pre- sented at Ludlow , then the residence of the Lord 90 MILTON .
... shall inform us ? It might be supposed , that he who read so much should have done nothing else ; but Milton found time to write the Masque of Comus , which was pre- sented at Ludlow , then the residence of the Lord 90 MILTON .
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