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Page 257
He was a man of such estimation among his companions , that the casual
censures or praises which he dropped in conversation were considered like
those of Scaliger , as worthy of preservation . i . . . . . . . . . si - He had great
readiness and ...
He was a man of such estimation among his companions , that the casual
censures or praises which he dropped in conversation were considered like
those of Scaliger , as worthy of preservation . i . . . . . . . . . si - He had great
readiness and ...
Page 275
It was then considered who should distribute the medicines , and who should
settle their prices . ... This offer was rejected ; and the apothecaries who had
engaged to assist the charity were considered as traytors to the company ,
threatened ...
It was then considered who should distribute the medicines , and who should
settle their prices . ... This offer was rejected ; and the apothecaries who had
engaged to assist the charity were considered as traytors to the company ,
threatened ...
Page 431
His degradation therefore from the condition which he had enjoyed with such
wanton thoughtlessness , was considered by many as an occasion of triumph .
Those who had before paid their court to him without success , soon returned tlie
...
His degradation therefore from the condition which he had enjoyed with such
wanton thoughtlessness , was considered by many as an occasion of triumph .
Those who had before paid their court to him without success , soon returned tlie
...
Page 492
All this considered , the character of his life will appear like that of his “ . writings ;
they will both bear to be re - considered and re - examined with " the utmost
attention , and always discover new beauties and excellencies “ upon every ...
All this considered , the character of his life will appear like that of his “ . writings ;
they will both bear to be re - considered and re - examined with " the utmost
attention , and always discover new beauties and excellencies “ upon every ...
Page 506
This has been too hastily considered as an instance of Addison ' s jealousy ; for
as he could not guess the conduct of the new design , or the possibilities of
pleasure comprised in a fiction of which there had been no examples , he might
very ...
This has been too hastily considered as an instance of Addison ' s jealousy ; for
as he could not guess the conduct of the new design , or the possibilities of
pleasure comprised in a fiction of which there had been no examples , he might
very ...
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Bibliographic information
| Title | Lives Volume 1 of The Works of the Poets of Great Britain and Ireland, Samuel Johnson |
| Author | Samuel Johnson |
| Publisher | A. Miller, 1800 |
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