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... and whose person was loved because his writings were admired . ... gratifies the mind with a momentary triumph over that grandeur which hitherto held its captives in admiration ; the words and things are presented with a new ...
... and whose person was loved because his writings were admired . ... gratifies the mind with a momentary triumph over that grandeur which hitherto held its captives in admiration ; the words and things are presented with a new ...
Page 228
The lofty bur . lesque is the more to be admired , because , to write it , the author must be master of two of the most ... Admiration and laughter are of such opposite natures , that they are seldom created by the same person .
The lofty bur . lesque is the more to be admired , because , to write it , the author must be master of two of the most ... Admiration and laughter are of such opposite natures , that they are seldom created by the same person .
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This artifice of mischief was admired by Stella ; and Swift seems to approve her admiration . His works will supply some information . It appears from his various pictures of the world , that , with all his bashfulness , he had ...
This artifice of mischief was admired by Stella ; and Swift seems to approve her admiration . His works will supply some information . It appears from his various pictures of the world , that , with all his bashfulness , he had ...
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| Title | Lives of the English Poets, Volume 1 Lives of the English Poets, Samuel Johnson Volumes 83-84 of World's classics |
| Author | Samuel Johnson |
| Publisher | Oxford University Press, 1968 |
| Original from | Pennsylvania State University |
| Digitized | 6 Jul 2011 |
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