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Page 81
... while the Theocracy was yet visible , has an appearance so different from all
other scenes of human action , that the reader of the Sacred Volume habitually
considers it as the peculiar mode of existence of a distinct species of mankind ,
that ...
... while the Theocracy was yet visible , has an appearance so different from all
other scenes of human action , that the reader of the Sacred Volume habitually
considers it as the peculiar mode of existence of a distinct species of mankind ,
that ...
Page 202
To prove the paucity of readers , it may be sufficient to remark , that the nation
had been satisfied from 162 ; to 1664 , that is , forty - one years , with only two
editions of the works of Shak .. speare , which probably did not together make
one ...
To prove the paucity of readers , it may be sufficient to remark , that the nation
had been satisfied from 162 ; to 1664 , that is , forty - one years , with only two
editions of the works of Shak .. speare , which probably did not together make
one ...
Page 254
The reader finds no tranfa : ion in which he can by any effort of imagination place
himself ; he has , therefore , little natural curiosity or sympathy . We all , indeed ,
feel the effects of Adam's disobedience ; we all sin like Adam , and like him must
...
The reader finds no tranfa : ion in which he can by any effort of imagination place
himself ; he has , therefore , little natural curiosity or sympathy . We all , indeed ,
feel the effects of Adam's disobedience ; we all sin like Adam , and like him must
...
Page 257
Paradise Lost is one of the books which the reader admires and lays down , and
forgets to take up again . None ever wished it longer than it is . Its perusal is a
duty rather than a pleasure . We read Milton for instruction , retire harrassed , and
...
Paradise Lost is one of the books which the reader admires and lays down , and
forgets to take up again . None ever wished it longer than it is . Its perusal is a
duty rather than a pleasure . We read Milton for instruction , retire harrassed , and
...
Page 304
a man whose name was heard so often wer certain of attention , and from many
reader certain of applause . This blaze of reputation not yet quite extinguished ;
and his poetry fill retains tome splendour beyond that which genius has
bestowed ...
a man whose name was heard so often wer certain of attention , and from many
reader certain of applause . This blaze of reputation not yet quite extinguished ;
and his poetry fill retains tome splendour beyond that which genius has
bestowed ...
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| Title | The Lives of the English Poets; and a criticism on their works, Volume 1 The Lives of the English Poets; and a criticism on their works, Samuel Johnson |
| Author | Samuel Johnson |
| Published | 1790 |
| Original from | The British Library |
| Digitized | 10 Oct 2019 |
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