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... intereft . He that never finds his error till it hinders his progress towards wealth or honour , will not be thought to love Truth only for herself . Yet it may eafily happen that information may come at a * Dr. John Reynolds , who ...
... intereft . He that never finds his error till it hinders his progress towards wealth or honour , will not be thought to love Truth only for herself . Yet it may eafily happen that information may come at a * Dr. John Reynolds , who ...
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Samuel Johnson. commodious time ; and , as truth and intereft are not by any fatal neceffity at variance , that one may by accident introduce the other . When opinions are ftruggling into popula- rity , the arguments by which they are op ...
Samuel Johnson. commodious time ; and , as truth and intereft are not by any fatal neceffity at variance , that one may by accident introduce the other . When opinions are ftruggling into popula- rity , the arguments by which they are op ...
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... intereft . There are minds which eafily fink into fubmiffion , that look on grandeur with undiftinguishing reverence , and difcover no defect where there is elevation of rank and affluence of riches . With his praises of others and of ...
... intereft . There are minds which eafily fink into fubmiffion , that look on grandeur with undiftinguishing reverence , and difcover no defect where there is elevation of rank and affluence of riches . With his praises of others and of ...
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... intereft when he mentions his enemies . He degrades his own dignity by fhewing that he was affected by their cenfures , and gives lafting importance to names , which , left to them- felves , would vanith from remembrance . From this ...
... intereft when he mentions his enemies . He degrades his own dignity by fhewing that he was affected by their cenfures , and gives lafting importance to names , which , left to them- felves , would vanith from remembrance . From this ...
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... Intereft thy greatnefs in our mean affairs , " And use thyself betimes to hear our prayers . " Which is fuch a wretched perversion of " Virgil's noble thought as Vicars would have " blush'd at ; but Mr. Ogylby makes us some " amends ...
... Intereft thy greatnefs in our mean affairs , " And use thyself betimes to hear our prayers . " Which is fuch a wretched perversion of " Virgil's noble thought as Vicars would have " blush'd at ; but Mr. Ogylby makes us some " amends ...
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Addiſon afterwards againſt almoſt anſwer becauſe beſt Cato cenfure character Charles Dryden compofitions confidered converfation criticiſm criticks defign defired difcover Dryden duke eafily earl Effay elegance English expreffed faid fame fatire favour fays fecond feems feen feldom fent fentence fentiments fhall fhew fhould fince firft firſt fome fomething fometimes foon friends ftage ftill ftudy fubject fuccefs fuch fuffer fufficient fupplied fuppofed fure genius Guife himſelf intereft itſelf John Dryden Juba Juvenal king laft laſt leaſt lefs lord mafter moft moſt muft muſt neceffary never obferved occafion paffages paffed paffions perfon perhaps play pleafing pleaſe pleaſure poem poet poetical poetry Pope praife praiſe prefent profe publick publiſhed purpoſe racters raiſed reafon rhyme ſay ſcenes ſeems Sempronius ſome ſtage Steele ſuch Syphax Tatler thefe theſe thofe thoſe thought tion tragedy tranflated uſe verfes verfion verſes Virgil Whig whofe whoſe write written