The Works of Samuel Johnson, LL.D.: With Murphy's Essay, Volume 6Cowie, 1825 |
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Page 187
... thou hast convinced me , that no human being can ever be a poet . Proceed with thy narration . " " To be a poet , " said Imlac , " is indeed very difficult . ” " So difficult , " returned the prince , " that I will at present hear no ...
... thou hast convinced me , that no human being can ever be a poet . Proceed with thy narration . " " To be a poet , " said Imlac , " is indeed very difficult . ” " So difficult , " returned the prince , " that I will at present hear no ...
Page 192
... thou here found happiness at last ? " said Rasselas . " Tell me without reserve ; art thou content with thy con- dition ? or , dost thou wish to be again wandering and in- quiring ? All the inhabitants of this valley celebrate their lot ...
... thou here found happiness at last ? " said Rasselas . " Tell me without reserve ; art thou content with thy con- dition ? or , dost thou wish to be again wandering and in- quiring ? All the inhabitants of this valley celebrate their lot ...
Page 193
... thou shalt be the companion of my flight , the guide of my rambles , the partner of my fortune , and my sole ... thou hast seen ; and , since thou art thyself weary of the valley , it is evident that thy former state was better than this ...
... thou shalt be the companion of my flight , the guide of my rambles , the partner of my fortune , and my sole ... thou hast seen ; and , since thou art thyself weary of the valley , it is evident that thy former state was better than this ...
Page 216
... thou that rollest thy floods through eighty nations to the invocations of the daughter of thy native king . Tell me if thou waterest , through all thy course , a single habitation from which thou dost not hear the murmurs of complaint ...
... thou that rollest thy floods through eighty nations to the invocations of the daughter of thy native king . Tell me if thou waterest , through all thy course , a single habitation from which thou dost not hear the murmurs of complaint ...
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... thou art , that , not content with a moderate condition , imaginest happiness in royal magnificence , and dreamest that com- mand or riches can feed the appetite of novelty with per- petual gratifications , survey the pyramids , and ...
... thou art , that , not content with a moderate condition , imaginest happiness in royal magnificence , and dreamest that com- mand or riches can feed the appetite of novelty with per- petual gratifications , survey the pyramids , and ...
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