The Works of Samuel Johnson, LL.D.: With Murphy's Essay, Volume 6Cowie, 1825 |
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Page 185
... Passion , which are always the same , the first writers took possession of the most striking objects for description , and the most probable occurrences for fic- tion , and left nothing to those that followed them , but transcription of ...
... Passion , which are always the same , the first writers took possession of the most striking objects for description , and the most probable occurrences for fic- tion , and left nothing to those that followed them , but transcription of ...
Page 186
... passions in all their combinations , and trace the changes of the human mind as they are modified by various institutions , and accidental influences , of climate or cus- tom , from the sprightliness of infancy to the despondence of ...
... passions in all their combinations , and trace the changes of the human mind as they are modified by various institutions , and accidental influences , of climate or cus- tom , from the sprightliness of infancy to the despondence of ...
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... passions , or sit stupid in the gloom of perpetual vacancy . " " What passions can infest those , " said the prince , " who have no rivals ? We are in a place where impotence pre- cludes malice , and where all envy is repressed by commu ...
... passions , or sit stupid in the gloom of perpetual vacancy . " " What passions can infest those , " said the prince , " who have no rivals ? We are in a place where impotence pre- cludes malice , and where all envy is repressed by commu ...
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... passions . His look was venerable , his action graceful , his pronunciation clear , and his diction elegant . He ... passion , usurps the dominion of the mind , nothing ensues but the natural effect of unlawful government , perturbation ...
... passions . His look was venerable , his action graceful , his pronunciation clear , and his diction elegant . He ... passion , usurps the dominion of the mind , nothing ensues but the natural effect of unlawful government , perturbation ...
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... passion , and displayed the happiness of those who had obtained the important victory , after which man is no longer the slave of fear , nor the fool of hope ; is no more emaciated by envy , inflamed by anger , emasculated by tenderness ...
... passion , and displayed the happiness of those who had obtained the important victory , after which man is no longer the slave of fear , nor the fool of hope ; is no more emaciated by envy , inflamed by anger , emasculated by tenderness ...
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