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Page 187
IMLAC now felt the enthusiastick fit , andwas proceeding to aggrandize his own
profession , when the prince cried out , “ Enough ! thou hast convinced me , that
no human being can ever be a poet . Proceed with thy narration . " “ To be a poet
...
IMLAC now felt the enthusiastick fit , andwas proceeding to aggrandize his own
profession , when the prince cried out , “ Enough ! thou hast convinced me , that
no human being can ever be a poet . Proceed with thy narration . " “ To be a poet
...
Page 192
Hast thou here found happiness at last ? ” said Rasselas . “ Tell me without
reserve ; art thou content with thy condition ? or , dost thou wish to be again
wandering and inquiring ? All the inhabitants of this valley celebrate their lot , and
at the ...
Hast thou here found happiness at last ? ” said Rasselas . “ Tell me without
reserve ; art thou content with thy condition ? or , dost thou wish to be again
wandering and inquiring ? All the inhabitants of this valley celebrate their lot , and
at the ...
Page 193
Do not seek to deter me from my purpose , ” said the prince : “ I am impatient to
see what thou hast seen ; and , since thou art thyself weary of the valley , it is
evident that thy former state was better than this . Whatever be the consequence
of my ...
Do not seek to deter me from my purpose , ” said the prince : “ I am impatient to
see what thou hast seen ; and , since thou art thyself weary of the valley , it is
evident that thy former state was better than this . Whatever be the consequence
of my ...
Page 332
Observe him closely with a statesman's eye , Thou that hast long perus'd the
draughts of Nature , And know'st the characters of vice and virtue , Left by the
hand of Heav'n on human clay . Cali . His mien is lofty , his demeanour great ;:
Nor ...
Observe him closely with a statesman's eye , Thou that hast long perus'd the
draughts of Nature , And know'st the characters of vice and virtue , Left by the
hand of Heav'n on human clay . Cali . His mien is lofty , his demeanour great ;:
Nor ...
Page 349
Is this the restless diligence of treason ? Where hast thou linger ' d while th '
encumber ' d hours Fly lab ' ring with the fate of future nations , And hungry
slaughter scents imperial blood ? Abd . Important cares detain ' d me from your
counsels .
Is this the restless diligence of treason ? Where hast thou linger ' d while th '
encumber ' d hours Fly lab ' ring with the fate of future nations , And hungry
slaughter scents imperial blood ? Abd . Important cares detain ' d me from your
counsels .
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| Title | The Works of Samuel Johnson, LL.D.: With Murphy's Essay, Volume 6 The Works of Samuel Johnson, LL.D.: With Murphy's Essay, Samuel Johnson |
| Author | Samuel Johnson |
| Editor | Robert Lynam |
| Publisher | G. Cowie, 1825 |
| Original from | the University of California |
| Digitized | 17 Sep 2009 |
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