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Examples need not be sought at any great distance to prove that superiority of fortune has a natural tendency to kindle pride , and that pride seldom fails to exert itself in contempt and insult ; and if this is often the effect of ...
Examples need not be sought at any great distance to prove that superiority of fortune has a natural tendency to kindle pride , and that pride seldom fails to exert itself in contempt and insult ; and if this is often the effect of ...
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He formed schemes of the same kind with regard to knowledge and to fortune , and flattered himself with advances to be made in science , as with riches , to be enjoyed in some distant period of his life .
He formed schemes of the same kind with regard to knowledge and to fortune , and flattered himself with advances to be made in science , as with riches , to be enjoyed in some distant period of his life .
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Having determined not to be dependent , he determined not to be in want , and therefore wisely and magnanimously rejected all temptations to expense unsuitable to his fortune . This general care must be universally approved ; but it ...
Having determined not to be dependent , he determined not to be in want , and therefore wisely and magnanimously rejected all temptations to expense unsuitable to his fortune . This general care must be universally approved ; but it ...
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Contents
Introduction | 1 |
From The Life of John Milton 16081674 | 21 |
From The Life of John Dryden 16311700 | 43 |
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| Title | Lives of the English Poets, Volume 1 A Gateway Edition Volume 83 of The World's classics |
| Author | Samuel Johnson |
| Publisher | Gateway Editions, 1955 |
| Length | 400 pages |
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