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Page xiii
... force the water above its banks . Others pre- tend a subterraneous communication between the ocean and the Nile , and that the sea , when violently agitated , swells the river . Many are of opinion , that this mighty flood proceeds from ...
... force the water above its banks . Others pre- tend a subterraneous communication between the ocean and the Nile , and that the sea , when violently agitated , swells the river . Many are of opinion , that this mighty flood proceeds from ...
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... It is a mortifying reflection , that Johnson , with a store of learning and extraordinary talents , was not able , at the * It may be found in the present edition . age of thirty , to force his way to the xxii AN ESSAY ON THE LIFE AND.
... It is a mortifying reflection , that Johnson , with a store of learning and extraordinary talents , was not able , at the * It may be found in the present edition . age of thirty , to force his way to the xxii AN ESSAY ON THE LIFE AND.
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... force of argument , and the splendour of language , displayed in the several speeches , are well known , and universally admired . That Johnson was the author of the debates during that period was not generally known ; but the secret ...
... force of argument , and the splendour of language , displayed in the several speeches , are well known , and universally admired . That Johnson was the author of the debates during that period was not generally known ; but the secret ...
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... force and energy . Addison makes virtue amiable ; Johnson repre- sents it as an awful duty . Addison insinuates himself with an air of modesty ; Johnson commands like a dicta- tor ; but a dictator in his splendid robes , not labouring ...
... force and energy . Addison makes virtue amiable ; Johnson repre- sents it as an awful duty . Addison insinuates himself with an air of modesty ; Johnson commands like a dicta- tor ; but a dictator in his splendid robes , not labouring ...
Page lxxxix
... force of turgid eloquence . One cannot but smile at this encomium . Rasselas is undoubtedly both elegant and sublime . It is a view of human life , displayed , it must be owned , in gloomy colours . The author's na- tural melancholy ...
... force of turgid eloquence . One cannot but smile at this encomium . Rasselas is undoubtedly both elegant and sublime . It is a view of human life , displayed , it must be owned , in gloomy colours . The author's na- tural melancholy ...
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