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Page 54
But the truth is , that the knowledge of external nature , and the sciences which
that knowledge requires or includes , are not the great or the frequent business of
the human mind . Whether we provide for action or conversation , whether we ...
But the truth is , that the knowledge of external nature , and the sciences which
that knowledge requires or includes , are not the great or the frequent business of
the human mind . Whether we provide for action or conversation , whether we ...
Page 99
Butler ' s treasures of knowledge appear proportioned to his expence : whatever
topic employs liis mind , he shews himselt qualified to expand and illustrate it with
all the accessaries that books can furnish : he is found not only to have ...
Butler ' s treasures of knowledge appear proportioned to his expence : whatever
topic employs liis mind , he shews himselt qualified to expand and illustrate it with
all the accessaries that books can furnish : he is found not only to have ...
Page 204
Of him that knows much , it is natural to suppose that he has read with diligence ;
yet I rather believe that the knowledge of Dryden was gleaned from accidental
intelligence and various conversation , by a quick apprehension , a judicious ...
Of him that knows much , it is natural to suppose that he has read with diligence ;
yet I rather believe that the knowledge of Dryden was gleaned from accidental
intelligence and various conversation , by a quick apprehension , a judicious ...
Page 661
Not long afterwards he published the “ Excursion ” ( 1728 ) ; a desultory and
capricious view of such scenes of Nature as his fancy led him , or his knowledge ,
enabled him , to describe . It is not devoid of poetical spirit . Many of the images
are ...
Not long afterwards he published the “ Excursion ” ( 1728 ) ; a desultory and
capricious view of such scenes of Nature as his fancy led him , or his knowledge ,
enabled him , to describe . It is not devoid of poetical spirit . Many of the images
are ...
Page 672
He also had , in some degree , that weakness which disgusted « Voltaire so
much in Mr . Congreve : though he seemed to value others « chiefly according to
the progress they had made in knowledge , yet he « could not bear to be
considered ...
He also had , in some degree , that weakness which disgusted « Voltaire so
much in Mr . Congreve : though he seemed to value others « chiefly according to
the progress they had made in knowledge , yet he « could not bear to be
considered ...
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| 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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