The Works of Samuel Johnson, LL.D.: With Murphy's Essay, Volume 1Cowie, 1825 |
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... means of regulating sorrow .. 48. The miseries of an infirm constitution · · 49. A disquisition upon the value of fame 50. A virtuous old age always reverenced .. 51. The employments of a housewife in the country .. .... 200 204 209 ...
... means of regulating sorrow .. 48. The miseries of an infirm constitution · · 49. A disquisition upon the value of fame 50. A virtuous old age always reverenced .. 51. The employments of a housewife in the country .. .... 200 204 209 ...
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... mean , in jest , and people are apt to think me serious . " * The exercise of that privilege , which is en- joyed by every man in society , has not been allowed to him . His fame has given importance even to trifles ; and the zeal of ...
... mean , in jest , and people are apt to think me serious . " * The exercise of that privilege , which is en- joyed by every man in society , has not been allowed to him . His fame has given importance even to trifles ; and the zeal of ...
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... mean time as- sisted him in the classics . The general direction for his studies , which he then received , he related to Mrs. Piozzi . " Obtain , " says Ford , some general principles of every science : he who can talk only on one ...
... mean time as- sisted him in the classics . The general direction for his studies , which he then received , he related to Mrs. Piozzi . " Obtain , " says Ford , some general principles of every science : he who can talk only on one ...
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... mean abilities , in one or two instances behaving with insolence to that gentleman . Of his general conduct at the university there are no parti- culars that merit attention , except the translation of Pope's Messiah , which was a ...
... mean abilities , in one or two instances behaving with insolence to that gentleman . Of his general conduct at the university there are no parti- culars that merit attention , except the translation of Pope's Messiah , which was a ...
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... means , who can read it , even at this hour , without an aching heart ? With a mind naturally vigorous , and quickened by ne- cessity , Johnson formed a multiplicity of projects ; but most of them proved abortive . A number of small ...
... means , who can read it , even at this hour , without an aching heart ? With a mind naturally vigorous , and quickened by ne- cessity , Johnson formed a multiplicity of projects ; but most of them proved abortive . A number of small ...
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