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Samuel Johnson. arguments , or deceived by a representation which shews only the doubts on one part , and only the ... shew it in its fairest form ; and it must be owned to be a religion of external appearance sufficiently attractive ...
Samuel Johnson. arguments , or deceived by a representation which shews only the doubts on one part , and only the ... shew it in its fairest form ; and it must be owned to be a religion of external appearance sufficiently attractive ...
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... shews no evident signs of repentance , but may be reasonably suspected of feeling pain from detection rather than from guilt ... shew them as they have already been shewn , is to disgust by repetition ; to give them new qualities or new ...
... shews no evident signs of repentance , but may be reasonably suspected of feeling pain from detection rather than from guilt ... shew them as they have already been shewn , is to disgust by repetition ; to give them new qualities or new ...
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... shew him his first attempt , he found half an act written by Addison himself . He afterwards published the works of Spenser , with his Life , a Glossary , and a Discourse on Allegorical Poetry ; a work for which he was well qualified ...
... shew him his first attempt , he found half an act written by Addison himself . He afterwards published the works of Spenser , with his Life , a Glossary , and a Discourse on Allegorical Poetry ; a work for which he was well qualified ...
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