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... successful . - N . In the first edition of this Life , Dr. Johnson wrote , " which was never inserted in any collection of his works ; " but he altered the expression when the Lives were collected into volumes . The satire was added to ...
... successful . - N . In the first edition of this Life , Dr. Johnson wrote , " which was never inserted in any collection of his works ; " but he altered the expression when the Lives were collected into volumes . The satire was added to ...
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... success , not with so much firm - active condition . He had been perplexed with ness as might have been expected from so great a long compliance to foreign manners . He was satiated with the arts of a court ; which sort of What firmness ...
... success , not with so much firm - active condition . He had been perplexed with ness as might have been expected from so great a long compliance to foreign manners . He was satiated with the arts of a court ; which sort of What firmness ...
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... bought , and , though he sometimes admires , is seldom pleased . From this account of their compositions it will be readily inferred , that they were not successful in representing or moving the affec- | inquiry ; 6 COWLEY .
... bought , and , though he sometimes admires , is seldom pleased . From this account of their compositions it will be readily inferred , that they were not successful in representing or moving the affec- | inquiry ; 6 COWLEY .
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Samuel Johnson. successful in representing or moving the affec- | inquiry ; either something already learned is to Yet great labour , directed by great abilities , is never wholly lost ; if they frequently threw away their wit upon false ...
Samuel Johnson. successful in representing or moving the affec- | inquiry ; either something already learned is to Yet great labour , directed by great abilities , is never wholly lost ; if they frequently threw away their wit upon false ...
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... success of this negotiation gives sufficient evidence . About this time , what estate the war and the gamesters had left him , was sold , by order of the parliament ; and when , in 1652 , he returned to England , he was entertained by ...
... success of this negotiation gives sufficient evidence . About this time , what estate the war and the gamesters had left him , was sold , by order of the parliament ; and when , in 1652 , he returned to England , he was entertained by ...
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