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Page 96
... opinion wanders about the world , and some- times finds reception among wise men ; an opinion that restrains the operations of the mind to particular regions , and supposes that a luckless mortal may be born in a degree of latitude too ...
... opinion wanders about the world , and some- times finds reception among wise men ; an opinion that restrains the operations of the mind to particular regions , and supposes that a luckless mortal may be born in a degree of latitude too ...
Page 101
... opinion ; and the opportunities now given of attracting notice by advertisements were then very few ; the means of proclaiming the publication of new books have been produced by that general litera- ture which now pervades the nation ...
... opinion ; and the opportunities now given of attracting notice by advertisements were then very few ; the means of proclaiming the publication of new books have been produced by that general litera- ture which now pervades the nation ...
Page 254
... opinion , the last scene in the third act is a masterpiece . It is introduced by a discourse on the grounds of criticism in tragedy ; to which I suspect that Rymer's book had given occasion . The Spanish Fryar is a tragi - comedy ...
... opinion , the last scene in the third act is a masterpiece . It is introduced by a discourse on the grounds of criticism in tragedy ; to which I suspect that Rymer's book had given occasion . The Spanish Fryar is a tragi - comedy ...
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| Title | Lives of the English Poets, Volume 1 Lives of the English Poets, Samuel Johnson Volumes 83-84 of Oxford world's classics Issues 83-84 of World's classics |
| Author | Samuel Johnson |
| Contributor | Arthur Waugh |
| Publisher | Oxford University Press, 1952 |
| Original from | Pennsylvania State University |
| Digitized | 16 Jul 2009 |
| Length | 472 pages |
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